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information, and organising the necessary co- 

 operation. In this I was warmly seconded and 

 efficiently aided by many gentlemen whose 

 opinions and assistance were most valuable, and 

 more especially by Nicholas Garry, Esq., the 

 Deputy Governor of the Hudson's Bay Com- 

 pany, Captains Beaufort and Maconochie, Doc- 

 tor Richardson, and George Baillie, Esq. I 

 addressed, moreover, on the 21st of August, a 

 letter to the Geographical Society, explaining my 

 views, and requesting that they might be recom- 

 mended to the favourable consideration of Mr. 

 Hay, Under Secretary for the Colonies, and a 

 member of that Societv. 



It is gratifying to add, that the support of 

 Mr. Hay was zealously afforded ; and, shortly 

 afterwards, the following letter was sent to Mr. 

 Ross : — 



" Downing Street, 

 30th August, 1832. 



" Sir, 

 " I am directed by Viscount Goderich to ac- 

 quaint you, that, his Majesty having been pleased 

 to refer your petition to his Lordship's consi- 

 deration, Lord Goderich has felt himself justified 

 in recommending to the Lords Commissioners 

 of the Treasury to grant the sum of 2000/. in 

 aid of the expenses of the expedition, provided 



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