8 Report, fyc. 



Mr. Davie s seconded the motion, which was carried. 

 Dr. Mackenna moved — 



" That, as it is now essential that there should be only one Explo- 

 ration Committee, and as it is believed that Her Majesty's Govern- 

 ment in Victoria are willing to entrust to the Exploration Committee 

 of the Koyal Society of Victoria the management of the proposed 

 expedition, for which the sum of £6,000 has been voted by Parlia- 

 ment, it is hereby resolved that the Hon. Treasurer, the Hon. Dr. 

 Wilkie, M.L.C., be authorised to transfer the subscriptions to the 

 Exploration Fund to the credit of the Exploration Committee of the 

 Eoyal Society of Victoria, subject to this condition, that the follow- 

 ing members of the Exploration Fund Committee, as representing 

 the subscribers to the Exploration Fund, be added to the Explora- 

 tion Committee of the Royal Society, viz : — His Honour the Chief 

 Justice, the Hon. John Hodgson, M.L.C., Professor M'Coy, Dr. 

 Ferdinand Mueller, James Smith, Esq., Dr. Macadam, M.L.A., the 

 Hon. Dr. Wilkie, M.L.C." 



Dr. Gillbee suggested that the name of Mr. Hodgkinson 

 should be added to the list. 



Dr. Wilkie said that it could be brought under the 

 notice of the Royal Society, which would meet that evening. 



Mr. Davie s seconded the resolution, which was carried. 



The Chairman stated that it having been decided that the 

 funds should be handed over to the credit of the Exploration 

 Fund, a meeting would be convened to originate the best 

 means for carrying out the object of the report, as it was 

 deemed advisable that no time shoidd be lost in order to 

 allow the expedition to start in February. 



Dr. Wilkie moved a vote of thanks to the Chairman, 

 who, he stated, had taken very great trouble to collect the 

 amount of £2,000, and to promote the object in view. Mr. 

 Hodgson had collected £300, and without his valuable 

 assistance the Committee would not, in all probability, have 

 met on the present occasion. 



Dr. Mueller seconded the motion, which was carried. 



The Chairman said he had been amply reAvarded for any 

 exertions he had made, by finding that the object of those 

 exertions had been accomplished. The subscribers, gene- 

 rally, had come forward in the most liberal manner, and he 

 hoped and trusted the object would be carried out for which 

 the money had been raised, and that the result would prove 

 that it had not been raised in vain. 



The proceedings then terminated. 



