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Sweden, and through that Minister, with Barons Norden- 

 ekiold and Oscar Dickson. It was through that cliannol 

 that the offer had come. Owing to a delay, which was not 

 altogether avoidable, the matter had stood over a little 

 longer than it should have done. It was now desirable to 

 communicate with those gentlemen, and to acquaint them 

 with the fact that we in Australia were now starting in 

 earnest to raise the sum of £5000. He suggested that Mr. 

 Gunderson should be authorised to telegraph to the Minister 

 in Sweden, informing him that it was expected that the sum 

 would be shortly raised, and asking if the Barons were still 

 willing to proceed. If a reply could be received in time to 

 be read at the meeting, it would be of assistance. The 

 Geographical Society was willing to bear half the cost of the 

 telegram, and it was hoped that the Royal Society would 

 bear the other half. 



Professor Spencer asked to be allowed to substitute 

 the following resolution for the one already proposed : — 

 " This Society learns with pleasure the munificent offei- 

 of Barons Nordenskiold and Oscar Dickson, to defray half 

 the cost of an expedition to the South Polar regions. 

 Australia contributing o(?5000. It rejoices to see that th(.' 

 proposal has been accepted, and resolves to support the 

 Antarctic Committee in its appeal to the general public 

 throughout the Australasian colonies for subscriptions for the 

 purpose." 



Mr. RusDEN agreed to the Resolution as altered, and on 

 being put to the meeting, it was carried unanimously. 



Mr. RusDEN said that Mr. Macdonald had shown him a 

 telegram from the Royal Society of New South Wales, and 

 one from Adelaide, promising support to the movement. 



On the motion of Mr. Rttsden, seconded by Mr. Griffiths, 

 it was resolved that a report from New Zealand, on " The 

 Whales of the Southern Ocean," should be taken as read, and 

 be ordered to be printed. 



The President announced that the New Zealand 

 Government had made a grant of £500 to aid the Australasian 

 Association, and that Government would also do the printing 

 for this year without charge. 



Mr. G. S. Griffiths, F.G.S., read a paper on "The 

 Marine Sedimentary Beds underlying Warrnambool." 



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