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Excerpt from Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of S. Y. "Scotia" During the Years 1902, 1903, and 1904, Vol. 4: Zoology; Parts II. XX.; Vertebrates
Although absolutely essential in the interests of the Empire that the resources of the country should be husbanded, it was most unfortunate that, just when the Scottish Members of Parliament were unanimously resolved to press a vote for a further grant of money for Scotia publications through the House of Commons, it was found neces sary to abandon the intention on account of urgent naval and military expenditure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
