[In February 1892, by the kindness of Messrs David Bruce & Co., Dundee, my assistant, Mr Alexander Rodger, obtained a berth on board the whaler “Esquimaux,” and proceeded with her on her usual sealing and whaling voyage. Mr Rodger was provided with dredges, tow-nets, and other appliances, and was instructed to use all diligence in the collection of Natural History specimens, both vertebrate and invertebrate. The course of the ship and the business of her people could not be interfered with for such a purpose, but, by his own industry and the great kindness of the master, Captain Jeffery Phillips, Mr Rodger's results have proved very considerable, and compare well with those of some more costly expeditions.—D. W. T.]