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AT the last meeting, October 15, of the Russian Geographical Society, the Secretary, M. Sreznevsky, read a detailed report on the geographical work done during the past summer. After having spoken of the gallant geographical feat of Prof. Nordenskjöld, he sketched the results of the expeditions of Col. Prshevalsky, MM. Potanin, Alferaki, and Pyevtsoff, and of the expedition engaged in exploring for the Central Asian Railway. As to ethnography and statistics, the secretary mentions the researches by M. Kuznetsoff in Western Russia, by M. Syrkou in Bulgaria, the anthropological researches of M. Meredlenovsky in the Crimea, M. Polyakoff in the Ural Mountains and Caucasus, M. Kibalchich on the banks of the Dnieper, and M. Miclucho-Maclay in Australia. As to this last, the Society engaged him to return to Europe, for the publication of the very rich results of his explorations, but he prefered to take part in a zoological exploration undertaken by Australian naturalists. The pecuniary position of M. Maclay is a very critical one. After having undertaken his extensive travels without sufficient means, he has received from the Society about 7,000 roubles, which sum was certainly quite insufficient to meet the great expenses necessitated by these travels. Now he has contracted debts for about 15,000 roubles at the Singapore bankers, and the Society seeks private subscriptions, the means for paying these debts, in which it is supported by the opinion of the whole of the Russian press. Finally Prof. R. Lentz made a communication on the labours of the International Conference in the Meteorology of the Polar regions. The Geographical Society will take an active part in the organization of the meteorological stations in these regions.
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Geographical Notes . Nature 21, 22–23 (1879). https://doi.org/10.1038/021022a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/021022a0