| Description | Attendees: Sir W [William] Huggins, President of the Royal Society, in the Chair; Sir C [Clements] Markham, President of the Royal Geographical Society; Rear-Admiral [Pelham] Aldrich; Dr W T [William Thomas] Blanford; J Y [John Young] Buchanan; E L [Edward Lygon] Somers Cocks; Captain E W [Ettrick William] Creak; Major [Leonard] Darwin; Captain A M [Arthur Mostyn] Field; Sir M [Michael] Foster; Sir A [Archibald] Geikie; Sir R V [Richard Vesey] Hamilton; Mr A B [Alfred Bray] Kempe; Vice-Admiral Markham; Sir G [George] Nares; Professor E B [Edward Bagnall] Poulton; Dr P L [Philip Lutley] Sclater; Dr R H [Robert Henry] Scott; J J H [Jethro Justinian Harris] Teall; Captain [Thomas Henry] Tizard; Sir W [William] Wharton.
Items discussed:
The appointment of a Deputy Director of the Civilian Scientific Staff, while Professor [John Walter] Gregory is in Melbourne, was discussed.
The draft instructions for the Commader of the Expedition and the Director of the Civilian Scientific Staff were discussed and accepted with some amendments. |