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Mr. White thought the orighial intention was, that 

 'Committees should be composed only of Members of the 

 Society. 



Mr. Blackett thought that only Members of the Royal 

 Society should be nominated. If other Societies coalesced 

 with that Committee, that would be quite right; but he 

 thought it ultra vires for the Society to nominate other 

 gentlemen. 



Mr. Griffiths explained that the Royal Society nomi- 

 nated a certain number of gentlemen, as did also the Roj^al 

 Geographical Society, and both Societies had agreed in 

 conferring upon this Joint Committee the power of adding 

 to their number ; in consequence of which, certain gentlemen 

 had been afterwards added to that Committee. The question 

 now arose, should this Committee be re-appointed in gloho, 

 or only those gentlemen formerly appointed by the Royal 

 Society, leaving the gentlemen on the Committee who were 

 Members of both Societies to afterwards re-appoint the 

 gentlemen who were outside. 



The Chairman, Mr. White, said they could simply ap})oint 

 their own members, and if the Committee cared to appoint 

 other gentlemen to co-operate with them, they would have 

 power to do so. He would certainly withdraw from the list 

 any who were not Members of the Royal Society. 



Mr. Griffiths said there was a possibility of the Geo- 

 graphical Society appointing a different Committee this 

 year. 



The Chairman, Mr. White, said that if the Royal Society 

 simpl}^ appointed their Committee, the Geographical Society 

 might nominate theirs, and the Joint Committee could 

 nominate other gentlemen. 



Mr. Rusden said that the Royal Society had formerly 

 nominated Professor EUery, Mr. Griffiths, Professor Kernot, 

 Dr. Wild, and himself. It would be sufficient to again 

 nominate those gentlemen, and they would have power to 

 add to their number if they thought proper. 



This was agreed to and carried. 



House Committee. — Mr. Rusden moved " That the 

 House Committee, consisting ot Mr. Blackett, Professor 

 Kernot, Dr. Neild, Professor Masson and Mr. Rusden, be 

 r e-appointed. '' Carried. 



