Minutes of a meeting of the Antarctic Committee Present at the meeting: Lord Kelvin (President) in the chair; the Astronomer Royal; Captain Creak; Professor M Foster; Sir J Kirk; Sir G H Richards; Professor Rucker; Mr Scott; Captain Tizard; the Treasurer of the Royal Society; Captain Wharton Minutes of the last meeting read and confirmed ' The Treasurer drew attention to the correspondence in 1887 between the Agent General for Victoria and the Colonial Office a to the co-operation of Australia in the proposed expedition. Read - two Memoranda by Sir G H Richards [contents not listed] Captain Creak, Professor M Foster Professor Rucker and Captain Wharton were appointed a Sub-Committee to draw up a report, which should be circulated among the member for the Committee, and after approval by them should be laid before the President and Council. ' 9 May 1894