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was instituted, and subsequently a Report was issued and 

 circulated to the Press, the principal educational institutions, 

 the leading dealers in scientific apparatus, glass manufacturers, 

 and to the Secretary of the Business Committee of the Members 

 of the House of Commons. As a result of the Guild's action 

 there is reason to believe that a considerable stimulus has been 

 given to the movement for the establishment, in this country, 

 of the manufacture of glass and porcelain apparatus for scientific 

 purposes. 



Following a request from Lord Moulton, the Chairman ot 

 the Technical Sub-Committee of the Committee appointed by 

 the Board of Trade in connection with the extension of the 

 manufacture of glass in this country, the Guild appointed a 

 Special Committee, consisting of scientific experts and repre- 

 sentatives of the trade, to consider and collect information as 

 to the best means to adopt in connection with extending the 

 manufacture of optical glass. A Report was duly prepared 

 and forwarded to Lord Moulton and to the Permanent Secretary 

 of the Board of Trade. Copies were also circulated to the 

 Press, the principal photographic societies, the members of the 

 Optical Convention, the corresponding members of the British 

 Association, the members of the London County Council, 

 leading opticians, glass manufacturers, etc. The Secretary of 

 the Business Committee of the Members of the House of 

 Commons also asked for copies of the Report for the use of the 

 members of the Committee. 



The attention of the Technical Optics Committee of the 

 Guild was drawn to the fact that as the German trade in 

 microscopes has now ceased owing to the war, the present is 

 an opportune time for an effort to be made to secure the trade 

 for British manufacturers, and it was pointed out that the 

 British Science Guild could render a great service by endeavour- 

 ing to arrange for the co-ordination of the efforts of the makers 

 in this matter. The Committee decided to institute an inquiry 

 with a view to helping forward the proposal, the following 

 representatives of manufacturing opticians being invited to 

 assist the Committee : Mr. C. Lees Curties (of Mr. C. Baker), 

 Mr. R. Mansell Swift, Junr. (of Messrs. J. Swift & Sons), and 

 Mr. F. Watson Baker (of Messrs. W. Watson & Sons, Ltd.). 



The matter is at present under consideration, and the Report 

 of the Guild will be issued in due course. 



