| Description | Attendees: Lord [Joseph] Lister, President of the Royal Society, in the Chair; Sir Clements Markham, President of the Royal Geographical Society; Dr W T [William Thomas] Blanford; J Y [John Young] Buchanan; E L [Edward Lygon] Somers Cocks; Major [Leonard] Darwin; Sir J [John] Evans; Sir M [Michael] Foster; Sir A [Archibald] Geikie; Sir R V [Richard Vesey] Hamilton; Sir A [Anthony] Hoskins; Mr J F [John Francon] Hughes; Mr A B [Alfred Bray] Kempe; Sir G [George] Nares; Professor E B [Edward Bagnall] Poulton; Professor A W [Arthur William] Rucker; Howard Saunders; Dr P L [Philip Lutley] Sclater; Commander R F [Robert Falcon] Scott; J J H [Jethro Justinian Harris] Teall; Captain [Thomas Henry] Tizard; Sir William Wharton.
Items discussed:
A letter from Francis Mowatt at the Treasury, dated 7 August 1900, was read, concerning the first installment of the Government Grant-in-Aid for the National Antarctic Expedition.
A report from the Executive Committee, including a submission from Captain [Robert Falcon] Scott, was discussed and various amendments to the wording were made.
the question of ownership of the 'Discovery' and insurance was discussed. The Royal Geographical Society Council need to consider the matter further.
A proposal was made for the creation of an 'Antarctic Manual'. |