Ivi REPORT — 1873. 



bald Hamilton, and S. Bromi te a Committee for the purpose of inquiring 

 into the economic effect of combinations of labourers or capitalists, and into 

 the laws of Economic Science bearing on the principles on which they are 

 foixnded ; that Professor L. Levi be the Secretary, and that the sum of .£25 

 be placed at their disposal for the j)urpose. 



That the Committee on instruments for measuring the speed of ships be 

 reappointed ; that it consist of the following Members : — Mr. "W. Proude, Mr. 

 JP. J. BramweU, Mr. A. E. Fletcher, Eev. E. L. Berthon, Mr. James E. Napier, 

 Mr. C. W. Merrifield, Dr. C. W. Siemens, Mr. H. M. Brunei, Mr. W. Smith, 

 Sir WiUiam Thomson, and Mr. J. N. Shoolbred ; that Mr. J. N. Shoolbred be 

 the Secretary, and that the sum of .£50 be placed at their disposal for the 

 purpose. 



That the sum of .£50 be granted to Mr. Askham's widow (recommended 

 by the Council). 



Applications for Reports and Researches not involving Grants of Money. 



That Professor Sylvester, Professor Cayley, Professor Hirst, Eev. Professor 

 Bartholomew Price, Professor H. J. S. Smith, Dr. Si^ottiswoode, Mr. E. B. 

 Hayward, Dr. Salmon, Eev. E. Townsend, Professor Fuller, Professor Kel- 

 land, Mr. J. M. Wilson, and Professor Clifford be reappointed a Committee 

 (with power to add to their number) for the purpose of considering the pos- 

 sibility of improving the methods of instruction in elementary geometry ; and 

 that Professor Clifford be the Secretary. 



That the Committee, consisting of Dr. Joule, Professor Sir W. Thomson, 

 Professor Tait, Professor Balfour Stewart, and Professor J. Clerk Maxwell, 

 be reappointed to effect the determination of the Mechanical Equivalent of 

 Heat. 



That the Committee, consisting of the following Members, with power to 

 add to their number, — Professor Eoscoe, Professor "W. G. Adams, Professor 

 Andrews, Professor Balfour, Mr. Baxendell, Mr. Bramwell, Professor A. Crum 

 Brown, Mr. Buchan, Dr. Carpenter, Professor Core, Dr. DeLaEue, Professor 

 Tbiselton Dyer, Sir Walter Elliot, Professor Flower, Professor G. C. Foster, 

 Professor M. Foster, Colonel Lane Fox, Professor Geikie, Dr. J. H. Gladstone, 

 Mr. Griffith, Eev. E. Harlcy, Dr. Hirst, Dr. Hooker, Dr. Huggins, Professor 

 Huxley, Professor Fleeming Jenkin, Dr. Joule, Dr. Lankcster, Mr. J. N. 

 Lockyer, Professor Clerk Maxwell, Mr. D. Milne-Home, Dr. O'Callaghau, 

 Professor Odling, Professor Eamsay, Dr. Spottiswoode, Mr. Stainton, Professor 

 Balfour Stewart, Colonel Strange, Professor Tait, Mr. J. A. Tinne, Professor 

 Allen Thomson, Professor Sir William Thomson, Professor Wyville Tliomson, 

 Professor Turner, Mr. G. V. Vernon, Professor A. W. Williamson, Professor 

 Young, Professor Eoscoe being the Secretary, — be reappointed — 



1", to consider and report on the best means of advancing science by 

 Lectures, with authority to act, subject to the approval of tlie 

 Council, in the course of the present year, if judged desirable. 

 2°, to consider and report whether any steps cau be taken to render 

 scientific organization more comi^lete and effectual. 



That the Eclipse Committee, consisting of the President and General Officers 

 (with power to add to their number), be reappointed. 



That the Committee on Tides, consisting of Professor Sir W. Thomson, 

 Professor J. C. Adams, Mr. J. Oldham, Eear-Admiral Eichards, General 

 Strachey, Mr. W. Parkes, Mr. Webster, and Colonel Walker, be reappointed. 



That the Committee on Underground Temperature, consisting of Professor 



