Minutes of a meeting of the Antarctic Committee Present at the meeting: Sir Joseph Hooker in the chair; Professor Foster; Captain Wharton Sir George Richards was added to the Committee and attended the meeting. Minute of Council meeting of 22 February 1894 appointing the Committee after receiving a letter of 20 February 1894 from Clement R Markham, President of the Royal Geographical Society to the Secretaries of the Royal Society, was read Agreed; - 1. Captain Creak, Professor Rucker, Mr R H Scott and Captain Tizard should be added to the Committee 2. Captain Wharton requested to prepare a draft statement of the scientific advantages and objects of such an expedition, to be considered at the next meeting of the Committee Committee adjourned to Tuesday 24 April 1894 9 March 1894