SYNOPSIS OP MONEY GRANTS. IxVU 



R. M. Milnes, Esq., M.P., D.C.L., gave notice of a motion to be proposed 

 to the General Committee at the Meeting of the Association in 1856, as fol- 

 lows : — That the Section of the Association now named the Section of Sta- 

 tistics, be named the " Section of Economic Science and Statistics." 



Synopsis of Grants of Money appropriated to Scientific Objects by the 

 General Committee at the Glasgow Meeting in Sept. 1855, with the 

 name of the Member, who alone, or as the First of a Committee, is 

 entitled to draw for the Money. 



Kew Observatory. 



At the disposal of the Council for defraying expenses 500 



Chemistry. 



Anderson, Prof. — Compounds of Platinum and other metals 



with Ammonia 10 



Hodges, Prof. — Preparation of Flax 20 



BuNSEN, Prof. — Chemical Action of Light 20 



Geology. 



Mallet, R.— Earthquake Wave Experiments 40 



Phillips, Prof. — Section of British Strata 15 



Zoology and Botany. 



Patterson, R. — Dredging near Belfast 10 



The Council British Annelida 10 



Lankester, Dr. — Periodical Phsenomena 10 



Miles, Rev. C. P.— Dredging on the West Coast of Scotland. 10 



Patterson, R. — Dredging Forms 10 



Archer, T. C. — Natural products imported into Liverpool . . 10 



Keddie, W. — Natural Products imported into Glasgow 10 



Jardine, Sir W. — Propagation of Salmon 10 



Henslow, Prof. — Typical Forms for Museums 10 



Daubent, Dr Vitality of Seeds 10 



Mechanics. 



Fairbairn, W. — Strength of Iron Plates 10 



Thomson, James. — Measurement of Water by Weir-boards . . 10 



Hendprson, Andrew. — Life-Boats 5 



Grants. . . . 36730 



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