Record

RefNoCMB/9/11
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of a meeting of the "Challenger" Publication Committee
Date16 March 1883
DescriptionPresent at the meeting: the President in the chair; Dr M foster; Sir J Hooker; Professoe Horsely; Professor Moseley
In attendance : Mr Murray

Minutes of last meeting read

Mr Murray laid before the Committee;
1. His report 'On the Stste of the Work in connection with Official Reports of the "Challenger" Expedition, dated 10 March 1883. ' [Printed copy of Report pasted into minutes]
2. A detailed stastement of the Memoirs already published, and estimates of the probable cost of the Memoirs in preparation, and of those still to be allotted
3. Copy of letter from Mr Murrasy to the Loprds of the Treasury, dated 28 February 1883 regarding the completion time of the final Report on the Expedition and estimated cost

Committee resolved;
1. Accept Mr Murray's report and send it to the Treasury
2. Mr Murrasy to place the Stomatofroda with Dr Brooks and the Chaelognathi with Dr Grassi
3. Annual Report paragraph on numbers of copies of volume containing the Genreal narration to be larger

Mr Murray reported;
1. Instructions on Mr Wild's drawings carried out and some drawings already received
2. The matter fo Professor Haeckel's published German edition of his memoir resolved
3. Instructions concerning the scientific remains of the late Dr R v Willemoes Sutim [See minutes 27 october 1882] carried out
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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