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REPORT OF THE COITNCIL. 



Report of the Council for the year 1890-91, fresented to the General 



^ Committee at Cardiff, on Wednesday, August 19, 1891. 



The Council have received the usual Financial Reports from the 

 General Treasurer, during the past year, and his account for the year 

 1890-91, which was audited on the 31st July will be presented to the 

 General Committee 



The Council were informed by Dr. Williamson in the early part of the 

 year that he would be unable to allow himself to be nominated to the 

 office of General Treasurer at the present meeting of the Association, and 

 that, as he would not be able to attend the meeting at Cardiff, he 

 wished to continue in office only until the commencement of that 

 meeting. 



Dr. Williamson was appointed to succeed Mr. Spottiswoode in the 

 year 1874, and during this long period of seventeen years his wise and 

 calm judgment has afforded the Council, on all occasions of difficulty, 

 most valuable assistance. 



The Council recommend that, in accordance with the wish expressed 

 by Dr. Williamson, a successor to his office be appointed at this meeting, 

 and they have much pleasure in recommending to the General Committee 

 that Professor Arthur W. Riicker, M.A., F.R.S., be elected General 

 Treasurer, and that he be requested to enter at once upon the duties of 

 the office. 



Lord Rayleigh, one of the Vice-Presidents elect, will not be able to 

 attend the meeting. The Council recommend that Sir Robert Ball, Royal 

 Astronomer of Ireland, be elected Vice-President. 



The Council received a letter from the Board of Trade requesting 

 them to appoint one or two members of a committee about to be formed 

 for considering the standards for the measurement of the ohm, the 

 ampere, and the volt. The Council appointed Professor G. Carey Foster 

 and Mr. R. T. Glazebrook members of this committee. 



The Council have elected the following Foreign Men of Science, who 

 attended the last Meeting of the Association, Corresponding Members : — 



Prof. Brentano, Munich. 



Prof. V. Dwelshauvers-Dery, Liege. 



Prof. Mascart, Paris. 



Prof. W. Ostwald, Leipzig. 



Signor Maffeo Pantaleoni, Bari. 



An invitation to hold the Annual Meeting of the Association at Not- 

 tingham in the year 1893 has been received, and will be presented to 

 the General Committee on Monday, 



Dr. Otto Pettersson, Stockholm. 

 Mr. A. Lawrence Eotch, Eeadville, 



Mass., U.S.A. 

 Prof. J. H, van't HofE, Amsterdam. 



