Printed uncorrected proof minutes of a meeting of the Joint Antarctic Committee held at Burlington House Attendees: Sir W [William] Huggins, President of the Royal Society, in the Chair; Rear-Admiral [Pelham] Aldrich; Dr W T [William Thomas] Blanford; E L [Edward Lygon] Somers Cocks; Captain E W [Ettrick William] Creak; Major [Leonard] Darwin; Captain A M [Arthur Mostyn] Field; Sir M [Michael] Foster; Sir A [Archibald] Geikie; Sir R V [Richard Vesey] Hamilton; Sir J [Joseph] Hooker; Mr J F [John Francon] Hughes; Mr A B [Alfred Bray] Kempe; Sir G [George] Nares; Professor E B [Edward Bagnall] Poulton; Howard Saunders; Dr P L [Philip Lutley] Sclater; Dr R H [Robert Henry] Scott; J J H [Jethro Justinian Harris] Teall; Captain [Thomas Henry] Tizard; Sir W [William] Wharton. Items discussed: A letter from Anthony Hoskins, dated 16 February 1901, was read. He is withdrawing from the Committee as he does not agree with the current form of the Antarctic Expedition. The Draft Instructions for the Commander of the Expedition were discussed. Various amendments were proposed and provisionally accepted. 19 February 1901