1918] General Monthly Meeting ' 297 



sign a Power of Attorney in a Form submitted by the Dutch Govern- 

 ment to enable the sum of 24,000 guilders (nominal value) inscribed 

 on the Ledgers of the Public Debt of the Netherlands in Amsterdam 

 uO be sold with a view of the proceeds being remitted to the Bankers 

 of the Royal Institution to be reinvested in Trustee Securities in 

 accordance with Article 5, Chapter 11, of the Bye-Laws. The sum 

 of 24,000 guilders being the legacy bequeathed by the will of the 

 late Dr. Louis Bleekrode (who died on the 28th March, 1915) to 

 the Ptoyal Listitution subject to the life interest in the income of the 

 fund of the testator's brother, Jacques Bleekrode, who died on the 

 10th day of April, 1917, AND NOTICE is hereby also given that if 

 the said Resolution shall be passed the same will ])e brought up for 

 Confirmation at the Members' Meeting to be held on the 3rd day of 

 June next. 



NOETHUMBERLAXD. JaS. MACKENZIE DaVIDSOX. 



James Crichtox-Browxe. E. H. Hills. 



DoxALD W. C. Hood. James Reid. 



W. P. Beale. ^Y. B. GiBBS. 



Henry E. Ar^istroxg. Arthur N. Butt. 



Alex. Sie3Iexs. Maures Horxer. 



Sa3iuel West. James Dewar. 



C. N. NiCHOLSOX. 



Albemarle Street, 



Piccadilly, W.l. 



April 8th, 1918. 



Proposed by the Hon. R. C. Parsons, seconded by Sir Wm. 

 Phipson Beale, and unanimously Resolved, That Sir James 

 Crichton-Browne, the Treasurer of .the Royal Institution, be 

 authorised to execute a Power of Attorney in accordance with the 

 Notice read in the above terms. 



The Presexts received since the last Meeting were laid on the 

 table, and the thanks of the Members returned for the same, viz. : — 



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