^'xxiv. Annual Report. 



Society's House. 



The fire and other insurances on the vSociety's house have 

 been increased to a total of ;(^20,ooo, and the new premises have 

 iDeen insured for ;^5oo. 



Permission has been granted to the Wellcome Historical 

 Research Museum to have replicas made, for that Museum, of 

 seven pieces of John Dalton's apparatus in the Society's 

 possession. 



vSix new Dalton Medals, in bronze, have been struck. 



The house is now open from 9.0 a.m. to lo.o p.m. every week- 

 day- except Saturda}^, on which day the hours are from 9.0 a.m. 

 to 2.0 p.m. 



Building Extension and Alterations. 



Since the purchase of the requisite plot of land the scheme 

 of building extension and alterations, with the exception of 

 minor interior adjustments, has remained in abeyance awaiting 

 more favourable circumstances. A sum of £1,378 has been 

 vSubscribed or promised by 113 members, and, in addition, rents 

 received from the tenants of the premises have been added to 

 the fund. 



Committees. 



The Committees appointed b}^ the Council during the j'-ear 

 ^vere as follows : — 



House and Finance. 

 The President, Mr. R. L. Taylor, Mr. W. H. Todd, Mr. R. H. 

 Clayton, Mr. C. -L. Barnes, Dr. Wilfrid Robinson, Mr. L. E. 

 Vlies, Mr. Frkncis Jones, Dr. H. F. Coward and Professor T. 

 H. Pear. 



Wilde Endowment. 



The President, Mr. R. H. Clayton, Mr. Francis Jones, Dr. H. 

 F. Coward and Profesor T. H. Pear. 



Publications. 

 The President, Professor F. E. Weiss, Dr. F. W. Atack, 

 Professor vSydne}^ Chapman, Professor W. W. Haldane Gee, 

 Professor T. H. Pear, Mr. C. L. Barnes and Dr. Wilfrid Robinson 

 (Library matters) and the Assistant Secretarj^ 



Library and Apparatus. 



The President, Mr. C. L. Barnes, Professor W. W. Haldane 

 Gee, Dr. Wilfrid Robinson and the Assistant Secretary. 



