KKCOK1) OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY 



the grant in aid made by the Treasury to the Royal Society for Eskdale- 

 mu j r '0,-y, is to be used in such manner as the Gassiot Committee 



:or the maintenance of the work already referred to, in augmentation 

 d for the purpose by the Meteorological Committee. 



No. 10. THE GORE FUND. 



l) r . Gore, I'.K.S., who died in 1908, bequeathed one half of the 



residue of hi- estate to the Royal Society for the purpose of assisting original 

 >cientific di>covery. The sum of ^2,436 18*. lOd. was received under the 

 bequest, and wa> invested in ^?2,478 14s. 4d. India 3| per cent. Stock, The 

 Council, while reserving to itself the right to apply the capital in assisting 

 original scientific- discovery in any way it might think desirable, directed that, 

 until it should otherwise order, the capital should remain invested and the 

 interest only be so applied. 



No. 11. THE GUNNING FUND. 



In 1891 1 1 is Excellency Dr. Robert Halliday Gunning gave the Society his 

 bond for X 1 1,000, bearing interest at 4 per cent., to form a fund the annual 

 income of which shall be applied triennially towards the promotion of Physical 

 Science and Biology in such manner as to the President and Council may 

 appear most desirable. Upon Dr. Gunning's death in 1900 the bond was 

 discharged by his Executors, and the fund has been invested in ^^OSl 5*. 6J. 

 Nottingham Corporation 3 per cent. Redeemable Stock. The rules for the 

 administration of this fund will be found in the 'Year-book'. 



NO. 12. THE HANDLEY FUND. 



H\ the \\ill of Mr. E. H. Handley, dated 1840, the reversion of his property 

 ! K (jueatlml to the Society after the death of his sister, the income to be 

 applied as a reward for important inventions in art or discoveries in science, 

 physical and metaphysical, or for assistance in the prosecution of any -such 

 invention or di^-ovcry, but with power to the President and Council to apply 

 the income as they may deem best for the advancement of science. 



Owing *> the Statute of Mortmain, a considerable portion of the property 



did not pa-** by thi> will, but eventually, in 1876, the sum of ,6,378 19,v. wa> 



< r paying I ,egacy Duty at the rate of 10 per cent, and legal 



1< ft Millieieiit to purchase 1^,047 7s. 9d, Reduced 3 per cents. 



-t \\-as threatened a few years ago, this was converted 



int " hire and Yorkshire Railway 4 percent. Guaranteed Stock, 



it ri'.M) per annum. Of late years this has been applied 

 preparing the Catalogue of Scientific Papers. 



