Proceedings, Sc„ for 1886. 29^ 



For " Fortuna," £3500 for twelve months ; afterwards, £100 per 

 mouth. 



As Bonus. 



For a sealing or whaling voyage, combined with a scientific 

 expedition, but without any extra outlay on latter account : — 



For ^' Jason," £5000 ; for " Elida," £3500 ; for " Hertha," 

 £4000 ; for ''Fortuna/' £2500. 



Further Remarks. 



1. The bonus would be reduced if the vessel is bought after one 

 voyage at the price stipulated. 



2. The " Elida" was hired in 1883 by the Scientific Society of 

 Utrecht (Holland) for the purpose of searching for the crew and 

 Dutch scientific men per " Varna" (s.), which sunk in the Kara 

 Sea that year. 



Above are not positive offers. The ships belong to Sandefjord. 

 They sail hence to the Arctic Ocean about 4th March, and return 

 latest on 1st August. If the honourable committee wish to buy or 

 hire one of these ships (they have first-class in the Norwegian Veritas) 

 I shall be pleased to hear from them as soon as possible. 



(Signed) Chr. Christensen. 



Sandefjord (Norway), 30th September, 1886. 



No. 8. 

 ADMIRAL OMMANNEY'S LETTER FROM ENGLAND, 



[copy.] 

 Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, 6th October, 1886. 



Sir — I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your com- 

 munication, dated the 11th August, on the subject of Antarctic 

 Exploration, informing me of the appointment of a committee at 

 Melbourne to deal with the matter. I shall have great pleasure in 

 laying the same before the Antarctic Committee of the British 

 Association for the Advancement of Science. 



I would, first, beg to acquaint you that, at the meeting of the 

 British Association in Aberdeen last year, I took the initiative of 

 pointing out the desirability of making further research in the 

 Antarctic Polar region in a paper which I read on Antarctic 

 Exploration, with a view of arousing public attention to that 

 neglected portion of the globe. The result was the appointment of 

 a small committee to report on the advantages to be derived from 

 further research in the South Polar Seas. That committee, having 

 promulgated their object, and gained many adherents to the cause, 

 found it necessary to enlarge their number with influential men of 



