GENERAL REPORT. 
Although this volume is a Report of events which took place and 
work which was done in 1908, it cannot be written in 1909 save 
years’ Chairmanship (though happily not from his Membership) of 
the Committee, was soon followed by the lamented death of Mr. 
R D. Holt in December, and that of Mr. Cowell in February. Mr. 
Holt first joined the Committee in 1877, while Mr. Cowell had been 
in its service since 1853. 
ye that in “their hands the full public usefulness of these 
nstitutions may be maintained and extended. 
Tn all the three Departments of the Committee’s work the year’s 
