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RETURN OF THE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. 



Expedition, on behalf of himself, Alder- 

 men. and citizens." — I have, etc., J. \V. 

 C. Hamilton. Town Clerk. 



Chamber of Commerce, Hobart, Tas- 

 mania, April 18, 1900. To C. E. Borch- 

 grevink, Esq., Leader of the Antarc- 

 tic Expedition. — Dear Sir, — "As repre- 

 senting the members of the Chamber 

 of Commerce, I have sincere pleasure 

 in welcoming you and your staff on your 

 return to this port, after bravely en- 

 during the extreme hardships of the 

 South Polar Regions. I trust that all 

 the information you desired to obtain 

 by the expedition have been secured, 

 and that you will return to Europe to 

 enrich our geographical knowledge, and 

 receive the encomiums you have so well 

 deserved ; and I trust to fully re-estab- 

 lish good health. The mercantile com- 

 munity of Hobart feel especially inter- 

 ested in the result of your labours, be- 

 cause this port has been the starting 

 and returning point of the two most 

 celebrated expeditions to Antarctic 

 regions." — Yours, etc., C. H. Grant, 

 President. 



Field Naturalist Club of Victoria, 

 Melbourne, April 10, 1900.— Alex. Mor- 

 ton. Dear, Sir, — ''At our meeting last 

 evening, I was instructed by resolution 

 to forward the congratulations of the 

 above club to the members of the Ant- 

 arctic Expedition on their safe return 

 and trust you will convey same to 

 them." — Yours, etc., George Coghill, 

 hon. sec. 



Launceston Microscopical Club, Laun- 

 ceston, April 12, 1900.--C. E. Borch- 

 grevink, Esq., F.R.G.S., etc. Sir. — 

 "On behalf of the members of the above 

 club, we beg to tender our hearty con- 

 gratulations upon your safe return from 

 the perilous voyage of discovery -o 

 nobly undertook in the interests of 

 science, to the regions bounding the 

 Southern Pole. We trust that in due 

 course, M'hen the final results of your 

 work are made known to the world, the 

 forecasts made two years ago will be 

 amply verified. We also hope that, n 

 the near future, you Avill be spared to 

 have the privilege of leading a second 

 expedition, so as to still further enhance 

 our store of knowledge respecting the 

 Antarctic regions. It is with deep re- 

 gret that we heard of the lamented 

 death of Mr. Hansen, of the zoologicai 





staff. We offer our sincere condoleni 

 trusting his demise at the post of du 

 may to some extent mitigate the loss." 

 We have the honour to remain, on b 

 half of the Launceston Microscopic 

 Club, yours, etc.. W. F. Petterd. Pre 

 dent ; F. E. Burbury, acting hon. sec. 



To Carsten E. Borchgrevin 

 F.R.G.S.— Sir.— The Council of ti 

 Civil Service Association of Tasman 

 desire to join with other public bodi 

 in the colony in tendering to you and 

 the scientific staff and officers of t 

 ship Southern Cross a very hearty wi 

 come upon your return to our shor 

 from the Antarctic regions. Although \ 

 do not expect you to publish here ai 

 of the results of your explorations, i 

 feel assured vour discoveries durii 

 your arduous expedition will necessari 

 prove of intense interest to the wor 

 at large and of great utility in scie 

 tific circles. We wish the Southe 

 Cross a. pleasant voyage to Europe, ai 

 we trust that you and each of your co: 

 rades will receive a due recognition 

 the indomitable pluck and perseveran 

 you have exhibited. We remain, yo'i 

 faithfully, Bernard Shaw. Prcsiden 

 A. Moat, Secretary. Hobart, April 1 

 1900. 



The Treasurer (Hon. B. S. Bird), ( 

 behalf of the Government. welcom< 

 the leader and members of the exp^f. 

 tion, and expressed regret at the a 

 sence of the Premier, which was ■ 

 avoidable. He was proud to take pa 

 in the welcome which the Governmei 

 accorded to the leader and members 

 the expedition. They welcomed tl 

 men, but not entirely without sorrow 

 as the expedition had cost a life. St 

 they were anxious to offer the explore 

 a true British welcome. (Applause 

 Of course they would like to hear son 

 of the particulars of the expedition, bi 

 they must wait until a report was pu 

 lished by Sir George Newnes. Sod 

 people were apt to ask what was tl 

 benefit of the expedition ? Whether tl 

 results of the expedition had a corame 

 cial or geographical value, the inform 

 tion obtained must be of great interes 

 All they could do at present Avas ' 

 heartily congratulate Mr. Borchgreeyir 

 and his party on their attempt to brid; 

 the gulf between the ignorance that w 

 and the knowledge that now existed. 1 

 hoped to see a further exploration mad 



