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CD - Council Documents: letters and papers submitted to the governing body of the Royal Society
- 99 - Documents on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911 for consideration of Council of the Royal Society

RefNo	CD/99/1
Level	Item
Title	Letter from Douglas Mawson, Australian Antarctic Expedition 1911, Crown Chambers, 9 Regent Street, London, to Sir Archibald Geikie, President, the Royal Society, London
Date	29 April 1911
Description	He wishes to bring the subject of assistance from the Royal Society forward officially, having previously spoken to Geikie informally about it. He needs more funds now. An Australian Commonwealth grant of £20,000 is expected when Parliament meets in September. Australia and New Zealand will subscribe between £20,000 and £30,000, with £10,000 of private subscriptions already held. The expedition's scientific results should be of the highest value and he asks if he can rely on £5,000 from the Royal Society. He knows that the Society cannot afford this but asks if they might approach the British Government on his behalf. He notes that although the British Government contributed to the recent expeditions of Scott and Shackleton, the Australasian governments gave £10,000 and private citizens gave donations too, including Mr. Horden's £2,500 to Captain Scott. Australia and New Zealand have always done everything in their power to assist these expeditions, noting the £6,500 given to Shackleton a a critical time. The scope of Mawson's programme is not less than that of the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1903, which attracted £45,000 from the British Government.
Extent	3p.
Format	Manuscript
PhysicalDescription	On paper
AccessStatus	Open

Fellows associated with this archive

Code	PersonName	Dates
NA6498	Mawson; Sir; Douglas (1882 - 1958)	1882 - 1958

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