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the welcome to be accorded Mr. Borch^e- 

 vink and officers of the expedition. 



Hobart, November 30, 1898. ^ly dear 

 Mr. Morton,— Please let Mr. Borchgrevink 

 knou' I regret ver\' much mj* inability 

 to be present at the Royal Society's 

 conversazione, especially as being now the 

 •only survivor of the Parent Society when 

 its President, Governor Sir John Franklin, 

 took such a keen interest in Sir James 

 Ross's expedition, I should have been glad, 

 had health permitted, to take a part in the 

 public welcome to the leader of the present 

 expedition and his companions. I heartily 

 wish them every success in their explora- 

 tions of Antarctica, and hope they may 

 even perhaps have the glory of planting 

 the Union Jack of England on the Southern 

 Pole.— Very truly yours, J. W. Agxew. 



Town Clerk's Office, Hobart, October 18. 

 From J. W. C. Hamilton, Town Clerk, in- 

 timating that the Mayor and aldermen 

 accepted with pleasure invitation to 

 take part in the welcome. Also that the 

 Mayor had placed the Town-hall at dis- 

 posal of the committee. 



Marine Board Office, Hobart, October 20. 

 From J. Adams, acting-secretary, intimat- 

 ing acceptance of invitation by Warden 

 and officers of the Board. 



Chamber of Commerce, Hobart, October 

 24. From E. Hawson, secretary, accepting 

 invitation with thanks. 



Royal Society of Victoria. Melbourne, 

 November 29. From "W. C. Kernot, presi- 

 dent. (Telegram) : — " Congratulations 

 and best wishes for success of Antarctic 

 expedition." 



Sydney, November 30, 1898. Council 

 Ro3'al Society wish Antarctic expedition 

 every success. — J. H. Maidex, Hon. Sec. 

 Royal Society of New South Wales. 



South Australian Institute, Adelaide, 

 •October 19. From G. G. Maj'or, hon. 

 secretary Royal Society of South Aus- 

 tralia, sending greetings to the leader 

 of the expedition, and expressing hopes 

 that he may successfully carry out the 

 work, scientific and commercial, that he 

 has so enthusiastically undertaken. 



Australasian Association for Advance- 

 ment of Science, University, Sj'dney, 

 October 22. From Professor " A. Liver- 

 sidge, F.R.S., permanent hon. secretary, in- 

 timating that if the Council of the 

 Association meets in time, he will have 

 much pleasure in moving an address 

 of welcome to M. Borchgrevink. Also con- 

 veying his personal good wishes and 

 sincere trust that scientific results of ex- 

 pedition will be all that the most sanguine 

 could desire. 



Adelaide, October 14, 1898. From T. T. 

 Read, secretary of Royal Geographical 

 Society (South Australian Branch), cover- 

 ing letter to Mr. Borchgrevink from Presi- 

 dent, on behalf of the Council, expressing 



warm congratulations and earnest wishes 

 for success of the expedition. 



Roj'al Geographical Society of Austral- 

 asia (S.A. branch), Adelaide, October 14. 

 From S. Newland, president, to C. Borch- 

 grevink, leader of the AntarcticExpedition, 

 as follows : — " I have very great pleasure, 

 on behalf of the Council ot this branch of 

 the Royal Geographical Society of Austral- 

 asia, in conveying to you their hearty con- 

 gratulations on your arrival in Australian 

 waters as leader of the Antarctic Expedi- 

 tion so generously fitted out hj Sir George 

 Newnes, Bart. In conveying to you this 

 expression of the Council's goodwill, I 

 should add that it is their wish to record 

 their deep appreciation of your energy and 

 perseverance which led to the formation and 

 equipping of the expedition over which 

 you have been most deservedly placed in 

 command. Whilst it is a matter for re- 

 gret that 5'our expedition is neither 

 officially aided, nor officially recognised by 

 the Australian Government, yet the fact 

 of its being a privately equipped expedi- 

 tion will not detract from its scientific 

 value, and we shall watch with the 

 greatest interest your explorations in the 

 Antarctic regions, both as to the scientific 

 and geographical results. With the 

 warmest wishes of the Council for the 

 success of your bold and adventurous en- 

 terprise, and for the safe prosecution of 

 the important labours of yourself and of 

 your fellow explorers." 



Royal Geographical Society of Austral- 

 asia, 'Melb., Oct. lo. From A. C. Macdon- 

 ald, F.R.G.S., hon. secretary, to A. Morton, 

 covering the following message : — '* The 

 President and Council of the Royal Geo- 

 graphical Society of Australasia, Victoria, 

 send a hearty welcome to C. E. Borchgre- 

 vink (leader) and to the officers and crew 

 of the Southern Cross, and wish them 

 every success in their hazardous under- 

 taking, looking forward at the same time 

 to the great benefit that will be conferred 

 on the world in general, and scientists in 

 particular, by a successful exploration 

 within the Great Antarctic Circle." 



From the Royal Geographical Society of 

 Australasia, New South Wales.— Dear 

 Sir,— I am requested by my Council, in 

 response to the information received re- 

 garding the mo vements of MrBorchgre vink, 

 whose arrival at Hobart in the s.s. Southern 

 Cross is expected early in December next, 

 to congratulate him on his progress, so far, 

 en route to the ..Antarctic continent, and 

 hope that his future operations on this 

 perilous undertaking may, in all respects, 

 prove successful and be the means of ex- 

 tending not only our present limited geo- 

 graphical knowledge of this part of the 

 world's surface, but of affording an oppor- 

 tunity for investigating the numerous and 

 variecl phenomena which occur is this vast 

 unexplored ree-ion. Trusting that Mr. 



