REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 



(1) House Committee. 



The Committee, consisting of Mr. C. 11. Blackett, F.C.S.. 

 Hon. Treasurer, Professor Kernot, M.A., C.E., President, and 

 H. K RusDEN, Esq., Vice-President, inspected building and 

 grounds on Februai-y 8th, 1S95, at 4 p.m. Found house in good 

 order and well-kept, but paint on window sashes, doors, etc., 

 very old, and in places wood exposed and perishing. In the 

 grounds the fence, though continually repaired by custodian, 

 together with the main gate, very old ; at the south side fence 

 nearly falling. 



Had window-sashes and front door painted with two coats of 

 paint, a room in the cottage repapered, spouts and all gutters on 

 roof of hall examined and cleaned, at a cost of £i 2s. 6d. 

 Nothing has been done to fence except pickets continually 

 renewed by custodian. 



Mr. Love has sent an estimate of cost for shelving which must 

 be put up in Library owing to the quantity of books received. 



Except the above, no expense has been incurred during the 

 past year owing to lack of funds. 



C. R. Blackett. 



(2) Antakctic Explokation Committee. 



Your Sub-Committee has to report Iiolding two meetings 

 during the past twelve months. No active steps have been 

 possible, but the project has developed interesting and encourag- 

 ing phases. The steam whaler, " Antarctic," of Tousberg, 

 Captain Christensen, left Melbourne for the Antarctic in 

 October, 1894, as the result of the interest created in the region 

 by the active agitation of the Connnittee during the past ten 

 years. The vessel reached 74" S.L., and the crew landed, being 

 the first persons known to have trodden the mainland. The 

 results of the visit have been published with a chart of the 



