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VOL. VIII NO.3 THE ARCTIC CIRCULAR 11cases, have not been improved upon since. This series of papersdealing with the Franklin Search forms the richest source ofwritten material extant concerning the Canadian Arctic Archipelago,and remains in the same hopelessly disarranged conditionin which it was bequeathed to us a century ago.1846 Navy Estimates, for the year 1846-47. No.1•.Wages to Seamenand Marines, (A) Explanatory Statement (pp. 5-7).Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed, 13 February1846.(62 pp.) Great Britain, Parliament, Sessional Papers, House ofCommons, Accounts and Papers (2), Estimates, 1846, No. 51, Vol.XXVI, pp. 183-246.1848a l Arctic Expedition. Return to an Address of the Honourable TheHouse of Commons, dated 21 March 1848; -- for,"Copies of Instructions to Captain Sir JohiiFranklin, R. N. , inreference to the Arctic Expedition of 1845:""To any Officer Or Officers appointed by the Admiralty on anyExpedition in Search of Captain Sir John Franklin, R.N.:""And, Copies or Extracts of any Proceedings and Correspondenceof the Admiralty in reference to Arctic Expeditions, from1845 to the present Time, together with Copies of Charts illustratingthe same."Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Frinted, 13 April1848.(84 pp., 5 charts). Great Britain, Parliament,. Sessional Papers,House of Commons, Accounts and Papers, 1847-48, No. jl6~, Vol.XLI, pp. 163-256.1. The title on the back page of 1848a is abbreviated: "Copies ofInstructions to Sir John Franklin, R. N ~ in reference to theArctic Expedition of 1845, and to Officers appointed on any• Expedition in search of him: also, of Correspondence inreference to the Arctic Expedition, from 1845 to the presentITime, with Charts illustrating the same."