and subsequent Correspoiulcnce relating thereto. 295 



Tbelieved that there was no Chairman, and, in fact, it was a fine point whether 

 there was any Association. 



" Under these circumstances, and to enable me to bring officially before the 

 Chemical Committee of the Society the letter received this morning and the 

 accompanying Kesolutions, I must renew my request for the infonnation 

 asked for in my letter of the 19th, addressed to Mr. Chambers, together with 

 a copy of the Rules of the Association, so that the Chemical Committee may 

 assure itself that the body which is now styled the ' Hull Pure Linseed-cake 

 Association,' is the same body as that with which I unsuccessfully attempted 

 to correspond on January 1st. 



" I am. Sir, your obedient Servant, 



" H. M. Jenkins, Secretary. 



" H. H. Ayre, Esq." 



To this letter the following reply and copy of resolutions were 

 received from Mr. Blyth : — 



" Hull Pure Linseed-cake Association, 



" 23, High Street, Hull, March 4th, 1874. 

 " Sir, — I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 25th of Febniary, 

 addressed to the Chairman of this Association, and, in reply, beg to hand you 

 subjoined extract from the minutes and copy of Resolutions passed at a 

 Meeting of the Committee held this day. 



" I may just mention that the office of the Association is at the Chamber of 

 Commerce rooms in the Hull Exchange, and that a brass plate about 20 

 inches by 10 inches, with the name of the Association, has, since its formation, 

 been affixed to the entrance. The former Secretary had, as a matter of con- 

 venience, letters addressed to his office — .... hence the address given 

 hereon. Members of the Association, and no others, are entitled to use the 

 •badge you refer to. 



" I am. Sir, your obedient Servant, 



" Robert Blyth, Hon. Secretary, {pro tern.).'" 



COPY OF RESOLUTIONS. 



" A letter from the Secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society declining to 

 forward the letters alleged to have been addressed by him to this Association, 

 but which, he states, were returned to him without reaching it, having been 

 read, it was resolved : — 



" ' That it appearing evident to this Committee that the Secretary of the 

 Pioyal Agricultural Society now wishes to withhold from this Association the 

 letters above referred to, this Committee declines further correspondence upon 

 the subject.' 



" ' That the Secretary be instructed to forward to the Secretary of the Eoyal 

 Agricultural Society an extract from the minutes of this Meeting embodying 

 the foregoing Resolutions.' " 



The Secretary acknowledged the receipt of this communica- 

 tion as follows : — 



" 12, Hanover Square, AV., March 5th, 1874. 

 " Sir, — I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterdaj^'s date, 

 and the accompanying Resolutions, which I will submit to the Chemical 

 Committee of the Society, together with the remainder of the correspondence, 

 of which they form the conclusion, with a view to their publication as the 

 sequel to the last Quarterly Report of the Committee. 



" I am. Sir, your obedient Servant, 



" H. M. Jenkins, Secretaiy. 

 " Robert Blyth, Esq." 



