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Table 18 A.—Table showing the manner in which the summaries in preceding table 
are obtained. 
Table 19.—Return of the particulars of the dimensions of the Peninsular and Orien- 
tal Steam Navigation Company’s steamship ‘ Mooltan,’ with tabulated statement 
showing the results of her performance as compared with six other vessels in the 
same service. 
Table 20.—Table of the results of the performances of 68 vessels of the Austrian 
Lloyds’ Steamship Company. 
Table 21.—Return of experiments with H.M.S. ‘Stork,’ ‘Shannon,’ and ‘ Psyche,’ 
with different kinds of screw propellers. 
Table 22.—Seven logs of voyages of the ‘ Great Hastern’ for 1861-62. 
Table 23.—Statement showing the summary of the performances of the Pacific Steam 
Navigation Company’s new vessels ‘ Peru’ and ‘ Talca.’ 
Table 24.—Abstract log of, and notes upon, the performance of the African Royal 
Mail Company’s steamship ‘ McGregor Laird.’ 
Table 25.—Notes on the performance of the North German Lloyds’ Company’s 
steamship ‘ Hansa.’ 
Table 26.—Log of the Earl of Durham’s sailing-yacht ‘ Beatrix,’ on her recent Medi- 
terranean voyage. 
Report. 
[‘The object of the Committee is to make public such recorded facts through the 
medium of the Association, and being accessible to the public in that manner, to bring 
the greatest amount of science to the solution of the difficulties now existing to the scien- 
tific improvement of the forms of vessels and the qualities of marine engines. They will 
especially endeavour to guard against information so furnished to them being used in an 
other way, and they trust they may look for the cooperation of members of Yacht Clubs 
having steam-yachts, of shipowners, as well as of steamship-builders and engineers.”— 
Third Report, 1861, p. 16.] 
Ar the meeting of the British Association held at Manchester in September 
1861, the Committee were reappointed in the following terms :— 
«That the Committee on Steamship Performance be reappointed. 
“That the attention of the Committee be also directed to the obtaining 
of information regarding the performance of vessels under sail, with a view 
to comparing the result of the two powers of wind and steam, in order to 
their more effectual and economical combination ; with £150 at their disposal.” 
The following noblemen and gentlemen were nominated to serve on the 
Committee :— 
The Duke of Sutherland. The Hon. Capt. Egerton, R.N. 
The Earl of Gifford, M.P. The Hon. Leopold AgarEllis,M.P. 
The Earl of Caithness. J. E. McConnell, Esq., C.E. 
The Lord Dufferin. Wm. Smith, Esq., O.E. 
W. Fairbairn, Esq., LL.D.,F.R.S. Prof. J. M. Rankine, LL.D. 
J. Scott Russell, Esq., F.R.S. J. R. Napier, Esq. 
Admiral E. Paris, C.B. (Imperial R. Roberts, Esq., C.E. 
French Navy). Henry Wright, Esq., Secretary. 
With power to add to their number. 
The following noblemen and gentlemen, haying consented to assist your 
Committee, were, during the present year, elected as corresponding members:— 
Lord C. Paget, M.P., C.B. Captain Robertson, R.N. 
The Earl of Durham. Captain Sulivan, R.N., 0.B. 
The Marquis of Hartington, M.P. Captain Mangles. 
Viscount Hill. T. R. Tufnell, Esq. 
Lord John Hay. Wm. Froude, Esq. 
Admiral Elliott. W. Just, Esq. 
Captain Hope, R.N. John Elder, Esq. 
Captain Ryder, R.N. David Rowan, Esq. 
Robert Dalglish, Esq., M.P. J. Mc F. Gray, Esq. 
