xx REPORT—1899, 
Section F.—ECONOMIC SCIENCE AND STATISTICS. 
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. 
Address by Henry Hices, LL.B., F.5.8., President of the Section ............ 816 
1. The Mercantile System of Laisser Faire. By Eruet R. Farapay, M.A. 824 
2. On Geometrical Illustrations of the Theory of Rent. By Professor J. D. 
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3. On the Use of Galtonian and other Curves to represent Statistics. By 
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. 
1. Some Aspects of American Municipal Finance. By J. H. Hotianprr, 
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2. Municipal Trading and Profits. By Rospert DONALD ...........6...c0ecceee 826 
3. The Single Tax. By Professor Witi1am Smarr, M.A., LL.D. ............ 827 
4, The State as Investor. By Epwin CANnNAN, M.A, oo... cee eeceeeeeneeeeeee 828 
5, The Mercantile System. By Professor G. J. STOKUS............cseceeceeeneeee 828 
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 
i. Agricultural Wages in the United Kingdom from 1770 to 1895. By 
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2, *Note sur la situation agricole d’un canton du Pas-de-Calais. Par un 
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. 
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2, The Course of Average Wages between 1790 and 1860. By Groner 
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3. The Regulation of Wages by Lists in the Spinning Industry. By S. J. 
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4, The Teaching University of London and its Faculty of Economics. By 
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. 
1. Increase in Local Rates in England and Wales, 1891-2 to 1896-7. By 
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2, Bank Reserves. By GEORGE H. POWNALL..........ccccecsecscesecceeseneeeceens 833 
3. Indian Currency after the Report of the Commission. By HrrMann 
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4, *The Silver Question in Relation to British Trade. By Joun M. 
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. 
1. The Results of Recent Poor Law Reform. By Hanroxp E. Moors, F.S.1. 835 
2. Old Age Pensions in Denmark: their Influence on Thrift and Pauperism. 
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