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Oxsects and Rules of the Association ..............0..cceoeseeeseedeestacsccensectae xxi 
Places and Times of Meeting and Officers from commencement ............... XXVili 
Presidents and Secretaries of the Sections of the Association from com- 
PELE TCS IED yrange cilestice'v asinania oe «sch viene ch «a wkicloaspicctdo ecialveratumeeeoseen denies =: XXXV 
MRD dele fokanin Sy cai sdeuptnernanpnap aon sec 4a aaceaappanaanteneeoimeticyat xlix 
lectures to! the. Operative Classes... 2... cic. .cd ie escescehidecssdesddeececcobonccdeck li 
Officers of Sectional Committees present at the Southport Meeting............ li 
Table showing the Attendance and Receipts at Annual Meetings ............ liv 
NRE MME CONE 22 yc. Coos vc ce cescuecsastecsdaudetecch sscidetanascdsedcauieeticnssee lvi 
PenGees ARO CONCH, 1883-84) /,...55.ce2isssosicceseneneveonsdeversedasusscedeessseadcs lvii 
‘Report of the Council to the General Committee ...........ccccceeeeeeeeceeeeeee lviii 
Recommendations of the General Committee for Additional Reports and 
REA MEE SI OTEES 6 83 sececisch inst hccds cvs {dows deeb deleo geek duday htedele Ixi 
SMITE ETT EATING cc snot. dowe ce 4s carpin scion dacQabccs na ssiaeen teas (raubnessae Ixviii 
Hinees-Of Meeting in 1884 and 1885...........:.....sssssccececlescoesecsssensssaceces lxix 
General Statement of Sums which have been paid on account of Grants 
MEE TRUE ENENOR CIs AICckt Oty steel sieseccen cs ebivaed tom aheteecicadacasateds Ixx 
Arrangement of the General Meetings ...........:.scccsesscceccreseccesscceeneeseees Ixxx 
Address by the President, ArnrHuR Caytry, Esq., M.A., D.C.L., LL.D., F.B.S., 
Sadlerian Professor of Pure Mathematics in the University of Cambridge... 1 
REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE. 
Report of the Committee, consisting of Professor G. Carry Fosrrr, Sir 
Wi11am Tomson, Professor Ayrton, Mr. J. Purry, Professor W. G. 
Avams, Lord Raytrren, Professor Jenxry, Dr. O. J. Loner, Dr. Jonn 
Hopkinson, Dr. A. Murrueap (Secretary), Mr. W. H. Preece, Mr. 
Hersert Tayitor, Professor Evrrert, Professor Scuusrer, Sir W. 
Siemens, Dr. J. A. Fremine, Professor G. F. Frrzcrratp, Mr. R. T. 
GLazmBRooK, and Professor CuRysrat, appointed for the purpose of con- 
structing and issuing practical Standards for use in Electrical Measure- 
aa a eens ec tals dyes ng an oan aekenwsems encjere scsaaran eed 4] 
Sixteenth Report of the Committee, consisting of Professor Evgrerr, Pro- 
fessor Sir Wittram Tuomson, Mr. G. J. Syuons, Sir A. C. Ramsay, 
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