Proceedings, &c.,for 1886. 297 



to wait upon you with plans, but in supplement to the particulars 

 given on separate slips, beg to say that the " Esquimaux" got this 

 year new compound engines, with new boiler, giving her fully 90- 

 horse power, and that she cost, when new, something like £16,000, 

 her engines then being only 70-horse power, and the new engines, 

 &c., put into her this spring cost from £4500 to £5000. 



Of course, we could make no offer or definite arrangement till we 

 saw the vessels home from the Davis Straits fishing — say, end of 

 September or early in October. However, it would be probably 

 sufficient, in the meantime, that we place those two very suitable 

 vessels before you, and any further information you may wish. 



We may mention the steamers were specially built for the trade 

 of Arctic fishing by Messrs. Stephen and Sons, of Dundee. They 

 are very strong, doubled and fortified in every way, and as the oil 

 preserves the timbers the hull of a whaler is supposed to last for 

 some very indefinite time, age tending to make them all the more 

 durable. — We are, sir, yours, &c., David Bruce and Co. 



Particulars of 



" Esquimaux" 



and 



''Polynia." 



How rigged ... 



Ship 



... 



... 



Barque 



Where built ... 



Dundee, 



by A. 



Stephen 



Dundee, by A. Stephen 





& Sons 





& Sons 



When built ... 



1865 



.. . 





1861 



Material 



Wood 



... 





Wood 



Tons gross 



593 



... 





472 



Tons net 



466 



... 





359 



Length 



15r 3" 



... 





146' 2" 



Breadth 



29' 5" 







29' 



Depth 



19' 3" 



... 





18' 1" 



Nature of boilers 



New boiler thi 



s year 





Nominal h.p. ... 



90 h.p. 



... 



... 



60 h.p. 



No. 7. 



MR. CHRISTENSEN'S LETTER FROM SANDEFJORD, 

 NORWAY, OFFERING SHIPS, &c. 



[copy.] 



To THE Foreman of the Antarctic Committee, Melbourne. 



The Agent-General for Victoria in London was good enough to 

 give me particulars of an anticipated expedition to the Antarctic 

 Ocean, as well as handing me a memorandum from " The Antarctic 

 Exploration Expedition Committee, Melbourne," respecting same. 



Having perused the memorandum, as well as an article in the 

 paper Argus of 6th August, I beg to make the few following 

 remarks, at the same time naming the pro6«6/e amounts which would 

 be asked for whalers owned here in Sandefjord : — 



