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would probably be a material addition to our prosperity, and it would 

 soon increase our ])opnlatiou by causing the families of the hardy seamen 

 who would man the tleet to remove from their homes in Shetland and 

 Orkney aud the Scotch coasts and settle here. 



In conclusion, I venture to submit that I have been able to point to 

 good aud substantial objects, both scientific and commercial, to justify 

 a renewal of Antarctic research, and 1 feel assured that nothing could 

 bring to us greater distinction in the eyes of the whole civilized world 

 than such an expedition, judiciously planned aud skillfully carried out. 



