ON FUEL ECONOMY. 97 



Fuel Economy — Second Report of the Committee, consisting of 

 Professor W. A. Bone* (Chairman), Mr. H. James Yates* 

 {Vice-Chairman) , Mr. Eobebt Mond* (Secretary), Mr. A. H. 

 Barker, Professor P. P. Bedson, Dr. W. S. Boulton, Mr. 

 E. Bury, Professor W. E. Dalby, Mr. E. V. Evans,* Dr. 

 W. Galloway, Sir Egbert Habfield, Bart.,* Dr. H. S. 

 Hele-Shaw,* Mr. D. H. Helps, Dr. G. Hickling, Mr. 

 D. V. Hgllingworth, Mr. A. Hutchinson,* Principal G. 

 Knox, Mr. Michael Longridge, Professor Henry Louis,* 

 Mr. G. E. Morgans, Mr. W. H. Patchell,* Professor L. T. 

 O'Shea, Mr. E. D. Simon, Mr. A. T. Smith, Dr. J. E. 

 Stead, Mr. C. E. Stromeyer, Mr. G. Blake Walker, 

 Sir Joseph Walton,* Professor W. W. Watts,* Mr. W. B. 

 WooDHOusE, and Mr. C. H. Wordingham,* appointed for 

 the Investigation of Fuel Economy, the Utilisation of Coal, 

 and Smoke Prevention. 



Introduction. 



Soon after the Committee had drawn up its First Eeport, which was 

 presented at the last meeting of the Association at Newcastle-on-Tyne 

 in 1916, certain important developments took place in regard to the 

 subject of its inquiry which it seems desirable now briefly to recount. 



In July 1916, largely as the result of the work of the Committee, 

 the Government, having at length realised the importance of the 

 problem of fuel economy, appointed what afterwards became the Coal 

 Conservation Committee of the Ministry of Reconstruction, under the 

 chairmanship of Lord Haldane. Altogether seven of the then members 

 of this Committee were invited, in their individual capacities, to serve 

 on the Government Committee. An advance copy of the First Eeport 

 was placed at Lord Haldane's disposal for the information of his 

 Committee, which ultimately issued its Eeport and concluded its labours 

 in 1918. 



One of the first acts of the Coal Conservation Committee was to ' 

 memorialise the Advisory Council (afterwards the Department) of 

 Scientific and Industrial Eesearch as to the need of a Chemical Survey 

 of British Coalfields, a proposal which, it may be pointed out, had 

 originated with this Committee, and had already been strongly urged 

 in its First Eeport. 



Matters having thus progressed so far, and it being clear that 

 nothing further could be done without considerable grants of money, 

 steps were taken, with the concurrence of the Council of the Associa- 

 tion, to ascertain the attitude and intentions of the Advisory Council 

 for Scientific and Industrial Eesearch towards fuel research, and in 



* Denotes a Member of the Executive Committee. 



