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unbound parts of the Memoirs and Proceedings has been 

 discontinued. 



The librarians have been added to the Publications Committee 

 for the consideration of libraiy matters. 



Donations. 



The Society has received the following donations, in addition 

 to those recorded in the previous paragraph : — 



Mrs. S. J. Hickson and Mrs. h. H. Fletcher : A marriage 

 certificate witnessed by Joseph Dalton, probably the father of 

 John Dalton; another marriage certificate witnessed by John 

 Dalton; and a copy of " The Schoolmaster's Assistant, being a 

 Compendium of Arithmetic," which contains John Dalton 's 

 signature inscribed when he was nine years old. 



The President, Mr. T. A. Coward : A painting, on metal, 

 representing a dray which belonged to Benjamin Joule, the 

 father of James Prescott Joule. 



Professor W. W. Haldane Gee : Copies of the photograph 

 taken during the " Young People's " Meeting in January 192 1. 



Chemical Section. 

 At the Annual General Meeting of the Section the following 

 Officers were elected: — Chairman, Mr. L. E. Vlies ; Vice- 

 Chairman, Mr. J. H. Lester; Secretary, Mr. David CardwelL 

 On account of ill-health, Mr, Vlies resigned the Chairmanship,, 

 and Dr. H. F. Coward was elected Chairman for the Session. 

 The Section had a membership of 172 during the year. The 

 following subjects were discussed at meetings held during the 

 year : — " Researches on Alcohol as a Motor Fuel/' " The 

 Canadian Meeting of The Society of Chemical Industry/' " The 

 Sludging of Hydrocarbon Oils/' " The Development and Design 

 of the Domestic Grate/' " The Performance of a Centrifuge/' 

 " The Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Steel " and 

 '* Briquetting of Coal and other substances/' 



Arrangements have been made whereby the Institution of 

 Civil Engineers (Manchester Association) have held their meet- 

 ings in the Society's rooms during the year. The Institute of 

 Chemistry (Manchester Section) have also held a Social Evening 

 in our rooms. The following Societies now hold their meetings 

 regularly at 36, George Street :— The Manchester Astronomical 

 Society, The Institution of Civil Engineers (Manchester Asso- 

 ciation), The Manchester Microscopical Society, The Manchester 

 Statistical Society, and The Society of Dyers and Colourists 

 (Manchester Section). 



