Letter from Francis Mowatt, Treasury Chambers, to the President of the Royal Society [Sir William Huggins] and the President of the Royal Geographical Society [Sir Clements Markham] The Treasury has received Markham's letter from 26 June, proposing to transfer control of the 'Morning' to the Admiralty only 'until the completion of the service'. The ship must be formally tranferred to the Admiralty 'absolutely and at once'. If this condition is not accepted, the Goverment's offer to fund the relief expedition will be withdrawn 'and the responsibility rests once more with the Societies alone'. 1 July 1903