RECORDS OF MEETINGS. 759 



concentrated fuel to the fartliest points, and thus relieve the 

 transportation system of the bin-den of carrying useless slate." 



The Librarian read a letter of thanks from the Committee on the 

 Union List of Periodicals, for further assistance from the Academy. 



The Chair appointed the following Councillors to act as Nomi- 

 nating Committee: 



Frederick S. Woods, of Class L 



Alfred C. Lane, of Class IL 



Samuel Williston, of Class IIL 



On recommendation of the Council, the following appropriations 

 were made for the ensuing year: — 



From the income of the General Fund, S5800, to be used as 

 follows : — 



for General and ]\Ieeting expenses % 300 . 



for Library expenses 2500. 



for House expenses 2000 . 



for Treasurer's office 800 . 



for President's expenses 200. 



From the income of the Publication Fund, S3500, to be used for 

 publication. 



From the income of the Rumford Fund, S2945.76 to be used as 

 follows : — 



for Research $1000. 



for Books, periodicals and binding 200. 



for Publication 000 . 



for use at the discretion of the Committee 1 145 . 76 



S250 was transferred from the unexpended balance of the 



current appropriation for " PubHcations " to "Research" for the 



coming year. 



From the income of the C. ^L Warren Fund, $800, to be used 



at the discretion of the Committee. 



The following communications were presented: 



Prof. E. C. Jeffrey, "On the Origin of Rubber." 



Prof. Waldemar Lindgren, "Some Geological Observations 



along the West Coast of South America." 

 The meeting then adjourned. 



