Anniversary Meeting. 



At the time of these observations the liquid air used had probably 

 become almost entirely liquid oxygen by the evaporation of the 

 nitrogen. The figure, however, serves to check approximately that 

 of the liquid oxygen. 



In conclusion, we desire to express our thanks to Mr. J. E. Petavel 

 for the assistance he has given to us in the above work. We hope 

 shortly to be able to make a further contribution to this portion of 

 the investigations on which we are engaged, on the electrical and 

 magnetic constants of liquid oxygen, and which will include a deter- 

 mination of the dielectric constant of liquid oxygen, made with the 

 object of determining the extent to which this substance obeys 

 Maxwell's law connecting magnetic permeability, dielectric constant, 

 and optical refractivity. 



November 30, 1896. 

 ANNIVERSARY MEETING. 



Sir JOSEPH LISTER, Bart., P.R.C.S., D.C.L., President, in the 



Chair. 



The Report of the Auditors of the Treasurer's Accounts, on the 

 part of the Society, was presented as follows : 



" The total receipts on the General Account during the past year, 

 including balances carried from the preceding year, amount to 

 8,928 Is. 3d, and the total receipts on account of Trust Funds, 

 including balances from the preceding year, amount to 5,009 Os. 2d. 

 The total expenditure for the same period amounts to 7,287 12s. 3dL 

 on the General Account (including 300 on loan to the Coral Boring 

 Committee), and 3,347 11s. *ld. on account of Trust Funds, leaving 

 a balance on the General Account of 1,605 9s. 4c. at the bankers 

 (which includes 1304 17s. 3d. on deposit Dr. Ludwig Mond's gift, 

 54 10s. Publication Grant Account, and 29 11s. lOd. Water 

 Research Account), and in the hands of the Treasurer a balance of 

 34 19s. Sd. ; leaving also at the bankers a balance on account of 

 Trust Funds of 1,661 8s. 7d." 



The thanks of the Society were voted to the Treasurer and Auditors. 



