Letter from Francis Mowatt, Treasury Chambers, to [Joseph Lister], President of the Royal Society Refers to a previous letter of Professor Rücker in relation to the International Geodetic Bureau and the selection of a suitable candidate to represent the nation. Mentions an enclosed letter [enclosure present]. The enclosure is a letter to Count Hatzfeldt, from Lord Salisbury, Foreign Office, pertaining to funding the delegate to represent Great Britain at the Association. Aks for the name of the representative to be communicated to Government as early as possible, and for the Royal Society to estimate the cost of travelling expenses for the years 1898-1899. 31 December 1897