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7th January 1918 there were eight original nominated 

 Trustees, and five subsequently appointed. The Rt. Hon. 

 H. H. Asquith was appointed in 1909, W. J. Dundas, 

 Esq., in 1914, the only three scientific members among 

 the nominated Trustees having been appointed in 1917. 

 There is still one vacancy, caused by the death of Lord 

 Kinnear at the end of 1917, and when this has been 

 filled up, it is hoped that the statement made to the 

 effect that the vacancies have for the most part been 

 filled by the appointment of men eminent in various 

 branches of science may continue to be true. 



FREDERICK SODDY. 



gth February 1918. 



POSTSCRIPT ADDED BY PROFESSOR SODDY, 

 2 IST FEBRUARY 1918. 



" The papers announce that at the Annual Meeting of 

 the Carnegie Trust held on 2Oth February 1918, the 

 vacancy above referred to was filled by the appointment 

 of Lord Sands, so that the British Science Guild will draw 

 its own conclusion as to this misleading statement" 



F. S. 



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