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mittee of the Manitoba Legislature was taking evidence at Winnipeg 

 on the same question, and by that means much valuable information 

 was also obtained, extending our knowledge of the subject. 



Parliament voted $100,000 with which to fit out an Expedition, 

 and arrangements were made for chartering one of the steam vessels 

 of the Newfoundland sealing fleet. It was decided that the Expe- 

 dition should be partly exploratory, partly observatory, and that a 

 number of observing stations should be established on the shores of 

 the Bay and Strait, so that magnetic and meteorological observa- 

 tions could be taken throughout the year, and especially in the 

 winter season. 



Lieut. A. R. Gordon, R.N., Assistant Superintendent of the 

 Meteorological Service of Canada, was appointed to the command. 

 The selection in many respects was a good one. He had had ten 

 years' experience of the British Navy, and five in the work of 

 " weather guaging ;" so that by his training he was necessarily well 

 qualified to command so important an undertaking. There were 

 many applications for positions in connection with the Expedition, 

 and from these the following staff was selected : — 



Commander, 

 Lieut. Andrew R. Gordon, R.N., of Toronto. 



Geologist and Medical Officer, 

 Robert Bell, M.D., LL.D., F.G.S., of Ottawa. 



Observers, 

 R. F. Stupart, Chas. R. Tuttle, 



W. A. Ashe, H. W. Burwell, 



A. Laperriere, C. V. De Boucherville, 



Wm. Skynner, H. T. Bennett. 



W. W. Fox, Photographer. 



Station Men, 

 R. Currie, John W. Chaplin, 



J. E. Campbell, H. M. Rainsford, 



M. W. Keating, W. H. Jordan, 



A. D. Inglis, F. Drysdale, 



W. S. Quigly, Adam Maher, 



W. F. Esdaile. 



