Minutes of a meeting of the Circumpolar Committee Present at the meeting; the President in the Chair; Professor M Foster; Sir George Richards; Mr Scott; Professor Stokes; the Treasurer 1. Minutes of last meeting read and confirmed 2. Receipt of £500 from the Treasury reported by the Treasurer 3. Discussed Captain Dawson's estimate for the cost of the reductions of the observations, and the Treasurer presented an estimate [listed in detail]. Agreed that in reply to the letter fromt he Treasury of 19 February and estimate of £500 be sent in. 4. Treasurer was authorised to pay Captain Dawson £500 on account 6 March 1884