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the Treasurer, six hundred sixty-seven and ■J'o^^; dollars (SGG7.13) ; and 

 the Committee ask that six hundred dollars of this sum be placed at their 

 disposal for use iu the furtherance of chemical research. 



Leonard P. Kinnicutt, Chairman. 



Report of the Committee of Pcblicatiox. 



During the year beginning May 1, 1904, and ending April 30, 1905, 

 there were published four numbers (21 to 24 inclusive) of the Proceed- 

 ings, Volume XXXIX., and the first twenty-two numbers of Volume 

 XL., in all 885 pages, 7 plates, and 7 maps and charts. Two biograph- 

 ical notices were published. Six numbers of the Proceedings (Volume 

 XXXIX., No. 21 ; Volume XL., Nos. G, 9, 16, 19, and 20) were paid for 

 by income from the Rumford Fund. 



Of the Memoirs, Volume XIII., Part II, 58 pages, and 2 plates, was 

 issued in November, 1904. By an oversight the publication of Volume 

 XIII., Part T, January, 1904, was not announced in the last annual 

 report. 



The unexpended balance of appropriations from the General Fund for 

 publications on April 30, 1904, was ^594.38; the appropriation for the 

 year 1904-1905, $2,400; and the receipts from .^ales of publications, 

 $75.06, making the whole amount available for publications, §3,069.44. 

 The total expenditures for publication during the year now ended have 

 been, from the Rumford Fund S 697.92, from the General Fund $2,790.89. 

 The unexpended balance from the General Fund is therefore $278.55. 



E. L. Mark, Chairman. 

 May 10, 1905. 



On the recommendation of the Committee of Finance, it was 

 Voted, To make the following ajipropriation from the income 



of the General Fund for expenditures dnring the ensuing 



year : — 



For Publishing 82,400 



For the Library 



Books and Binding $900 



jNIiscellaneous _000 1,500 



$3,900 



On the recommendation of the Rumford Committee, it was 

 Voted., To make the following appropriations from the income 

 of the Rumford Fund : — 



