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having been mainly employed in collecting information which might 
direct its future proceedings. In the fourth year 167/. was thus spent, 
and from this time the sum went on rapidly increasing. In the fifth 
year it was nearly 500/. ; in the sixth and seventh nearly 1,000/. each 
year ; in the eighth and ninth above 1,500/. each year; and it appears 
that during the past year we have expended in this manner, the sum of 
1,240/7. And these sutns, it is to be observed, are only a part of what 
were voted ; at Liverpool, in 1837, above 3,000/. was voted, of which 
1,000/. only was applied for; at Newcastle 3,700/. was voted, and 
-1,600/. of this only paid; at Birmingham 2,800/. was voted, and 1,5007. 
paid; the sum voted at Glasgow last year, was 2,600/., of which, as I 
have said, your treasurer has really paid 1,240. 
“These differences of the sums voted and paid in each year are evi- 
dence of the care with which the resources of the Association are hus- 
banded; for the sums voted were to be had on application made by the 
persons to whom their disposal was intrusted ; but they were not applied 
for, europe in proportion to the scientific work which was done ; and 
have been applied; but I may state in general, ‘that above 9002. has 
been expended by us in the furtherance of astronomy, mainly upon the 
object of reducing observations already made, into such a form that 
they can be directly compared with the theory. Above 8007. has been 
expended on tide observations ; 2507. on experiments on waves; 5007. 
on experiments on the best form of vessels; 2007. on experiments on 
east iron; about 4007. has been employed in various labors relative to 
meteorology ; and above 3007. on the description of fossil fishes and 
reptiles. J shall not detain you ¥ mentioning smaller sums which have 
been devoted to various objects: but I may call to your notice a work 
executed mainly in this country, upon which the Association expended 
about 5507. in 1888 and 1839. This work consisted in striking a level 
line from the north coast of Somersetshire to Exmouth, in order to de- 
termine whether the level of the sea is tbe sine in the Bristol Channel 
and in the British Channel, and in o da standard of reference 
in future times, if, from any cause the Felitive level OF the Tand aid 
the sea should change. This operation has already afforded us the 
means of determining, that the great land slip, which has recently taken 
placé near Axmouth, was not accoinphhied by any permanent change 
in the level of the land itself, where a block of calgon lies, which marks 
one of the extremities of our level line. 
"Since the first institution of the Association, about 7,000/. has been 
expended on such objects as have pointed out: but it is impossible for 
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