XCvi REPORT — 1903. 



' In saying this, I no doubt then thought I was speaking somewliat 

 hyperbolically, but from the close attention I have paid to the subject of 

 internal-combustion engines, and from the way in which that attention 

 has revealed a continuous and, year by year, a largely increasing develop- 

 ment of such engines, I feel assured that although there may still be steam 

 engines remaining in work in 1931, the output of steam engines in that 

 year will be but small as compared with the output of internal -combustion 

 engines. 



' I wish to keep alive the interest of the Association in this subject, 

 and for this purpose I should be glad to be allowed to now present to the 

 Association 50/., which I suggest should be invested in 2^ per cent. Self- 

 accumulative Consols, amounting in 1931 to about 100/., which sum, or 

 whatever other sum may be to the credit of the account at that time, I 

 should like to be paid as an honorarium to a gentleman to be selected by 

 the Council to prepare a Paper having my utterances in 1881 as a sort of 

 text, and dealing with the whole question of the prime movers of 1931, 

 and especially with the then relation between steam engines and internal- 

 combustion engines. 



' I enclose a cheque drawn in your favour for .50/. 



' Believe me to be, yours very truly, 



' Fredkrick Bramwell. 

 ' Professor James Dewar, M.A., LL.D , F.R.S., kc, &c., 

 ' President of the British Association for tlie Advancement of Science.' 



The Council, having been informed by Dr. D. H. Scott that he does 

 not intend to offer himself for re-election as General Secretary after the 

 Southport Meeting, desire to record their sense of the valuable services 

 he has rendered to the Association during the years he has held that 

 otRce. 



The Council recommend that Professor W. A. Herdman, D.Sc, F.R.S., 

 be appointed General Secretary in succession to Dr. D. H. Scott. 



In accordance with the regulations the retiring Members of the 

 Council will be : — 



St/ leant Attendance. 

 Sir Oliver Lodge. 

 Professor Sollas. 



Bjl Seniority. 

 Captain E. W. Creak. 

 Hon. Sir C. W. Fremantle. 

 Professor W. D. Halliburton. 



The Council recommend the re-election of the other ordinary Members 

 of the Council, with the addition of the gentlemen whose names are dis- 

 tinguished by an asterisk in the following list : — 



Abney, Sir W., K.C.B., F.R.S. 



Armstrong, Professor H. E., F.R.S. 



Bonar, J., Esq., LL.D. 

 ♦Bourne, G. C, Esq., M.A. 



Bower, Profes.sor F. O.. F.R.S. 

 *Brabrook, E. W., Esq., C.B. 



Callendar, Professor H. L., F.R.S. 



Cunningham, Professor D. J., F.R.S. 



Darwin, Major L., Sec. R.G.S. 



Gotch, Professor F., F.R.S. 



Haddon, Dr. A. C, F.R.S. 



Hawksley, C, Esq., M.Inst.C.E. 



Howes, Professor G. B., F.R.S. 



Keltie, .1. Scott, Esq., LL.D. 



Macalister, Professor A., F.R.S 

 *McKendrick, Professor J. G., F.R.S. 

 *Noble, Sir A., Bart., K.C.B., F.R.S. 



Perkin. Professor W. H.. F.R.S. 



Perry, Professor John, F.R.S. 



Price, L. L., Esq., SLA. 



Seward, A. C, Esq., F.R.S. 



Tilden, Professor W. A., F.R.S. 



Watts, Professor W. W., F.G.S. 



Wolfe-Barry, Sir John, K.C.B., F R.S. 

 ♦Woodward, Dr. A. S., F.R.S. 



