Steport of Committee No. 10. 

 ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION. 



Members of Committee — Mr. J. H. Baker, Mr. James Baruard, Mr. 

 F. R. Chapman, Mr. R. L. J. Ellery, Mr. G. S. Griffiths,?Baron von 

 Mueller, Mr. Percy Smith, Captain Pasco (Secretary). 



At the meeting- of this Association held in Christchiirch, 

 New Zealand, a Committee, consisting- of Baron Sir 

 Ferdinand von Mueller, K.C.M.G., Colonel R. L. J. Ellery, 

 C.M.G., Commander C. Pasco, R.N., G. S. Griffiths, Esq., 

 F.G.S., H. Baker, Esq., F. H. Chapman, Esq., and Percy 

 Smith, Esq., was re-appointed for the purpose of watching 

 over the interests of Antarctic research, more especially in 

 i-egard to the projected Swedish Australasian Antarctic 

 Scientific Exploring- Expedition to be sent out under the 

 command of Baron Nordenskjold. Of this Committee 

 Commander Pasco was appointed Hon. Secretary. 



As the Members resided in different Colonies, no regular 

 meetings could be arranged. Nevertheless, your Committee 

 are able to report that considerable progress has been made. 

 Correspondence continued by the Antarctic Committee iu 

 Melbourne with the Royal Academy of Sciences, Stock- 

 liolm, resulted in an assurance being given by Baron 

 Nordenskjold that a sum of £15,000 would be sufficient to 

 equip an efficient scientific expedition. On receipt of this 

 assurance the Hon. Sir Thomas Elder, G.C.M.G., promised 

 the Committee a subscription of £5000, on condition that an 

 equal sum be subscribed by the public, this being an equal 

 amount to that promised by Baron Oscar Dixon, 



The Committee at once adopted measures for obtaining 

 subscriptions to make up the £5000 balance required. 

 Commander Pasco, R.N., (President of the Committee), and 

 the Rev. W. Potter, F.R.G.S. (now Hon. Secretary of the 

 Committee), were sent to Sydney during the sitting of the 

 Federal Convention in order to co-operate with the Council 

 of the Sydney Branch in an endeavour to get the Honourables 

 the Premiers and Treasurers of the various Colonies repre- 

 sented at the Convention to aid the Expedition by Govern- 

 ment grants. As the result of this mission the following 



