CAIRD FUND. Ixix 



The Council in its Report to the Genf ral Committee at the Bir- 

 mingliam Meeting made certain recommendations as to the administra- 

 tion of this Fund. These recommendations were adopted, with the 

 Report, by the General Committee at its meeting on September 10, 1913. 



The following allocations luivo been made from the Fund by the 

 Council to September 1916 : — 



Naples Zoological Station Committee (p. Ixii).— 50^. (1912-13); 100^. 

 (1913-14) ; 100^. annually in future, subject to the adoption of the Com- 

 mittee's report. 



Seismology Committee (p. liv).— 100^. (1913-14); 100^. annually in 

 future, subject to the adoption of the Committee's report. 



Badiotelegraphic Committee (p. Ix). 500^. (1913-14). 



Magnetic Ee-stcrvei/ oj the British Isles (in collaboration with the 

 Royal Society).— 250Z.' 



Committee on Determination of Gravity at Sea (p. liv). — lOOZ. 

 (1914-15). 



Mr. F. Sargent, Bristol University, in connection tcith his Astro- 

 nomical Work.— 101. (1914). 



Organising Committee of Section F {Economics), towards expenses of 

 an Enquiry into Outlets for Labour after the War. — 100/. (1915). 



Bav. T. E. B. Phillies, for aid in transplanting his private observa- 

 tory.— 201. (1915). 



Committee on Fiiel Economy. — 251. (1915-16). 



Sir J. K. Caird, on September 10, 1913, made a further gift of 1,000/. 

 to the Association, to be devoted to the study of Radio-activity. 



Public or Citizens' Lectures. 



During the Meeting the following Citizens' Lectures were arranged, in 

 co-operation with the local branch of the Workers' Educational Associa- 

 tion, in Newcastle and the neighbourhood : — 



Newcastle. 



September 4th at 7.30 p.m. in the Town Hall, Dr. Dugald Clerk, 

 F.R.S., on 'Gas, Oil, and Petrol Engines.' 



September 6th at 7.30 p.m. in the Town Hall, Mr. A. L. Smith, 

 M.A., Master of Balliol College, Oxford, on ' Education after the 

 War.' 



Sunderland. 



September 8th at 7.30 p.m. in the Victoria Hall, Dr. F. A. Dixey, 

 F.R.S., on ' Warfare in Nature.' 



Durham. 



September 5th at 7.45 p.m. in the Miners' Hall, Red Hill, Professor 

 J. W. Gregory, F.R.S., on ' The Evolution of Geography.' 



ASHINGTON. 



September 7th at 7.15 p.m. in the Philharmonic Hall, Professor 

 A. W. Kirkaldy, M.A., on ' The Economic Outlook after the War.' 



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