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VOL. VIII NO.3THE ARCTIC CIRCULAR• and "Terror;" including the Reports of Dr. Kane and Messrs •Anderson and Stewart. And Correspondence relative to the Adjudicationof£lO,OOO as a Reward for ascertaining the Fate of theCrews of Her Majestyl s Ships "Erebus" and "Terror". (In continuationof Papers presented in September 1854-5).Presented to The House of Commons, 1856. London: Printedby Harrison and Sons.(vi ~ 96 pp., 2 charts). Great Britain, Pa.rliament, SessionalPapers, House of Commons, Accounts and Papers, 1856, No.L2124/, Vol. XLI, pp. 111-2l6.1858 Correspondence respecting H.M.S. "Resolute," and the ArcticExpedition.Presented to The House of Commons by Command of HerMajesty, in pursuance of their Address dated May 21,1858. London:Printed by Harrison and Sons.(ii ~ 40 pp., chart). Great Britain, Parliament, Sessional Papers,House of Commons, Accounts and Papers, 1857-58, No. L 2416/,Vol. LX, pp. 11-52.(4) Papers relating to the expedition of Captain Sir George Nares(1875-8)-• 18753The fourth and last section into which this series of ArcticPapers divides itself is concerned with the expedition led by SirGeorge S. Nares into northeastern Ellesmere Island in 1875-6.Here again may be found details of the preparations made to ensurethe success of the venture, the cost of which approached£.lOO,OOO.The Journals and Proceedings (1877a) record, amongst other things,Markham's effort towards the pole. Other papers deal in great detailwith the health of both men and dogs, particular attention havingbeen paid to the outbreak of scurvy with which the expedition wasattacked following its wi,nter in the field. The 8 papers comprisingthis section total 1,280 pages •Arctic Expedition. Papers and Correspondence relating to theEquipment and fitting out of the Arctic Expedition of 1875, in.eluding Report of the Admiralty Arctic Committee.