XXX THE CAIKD FUND. 



THE CAIED FUND. 



An unconditional gift of lO.OOOZ. was made to the Association at the 

 Dundee Meeting, 1912, by Mr. (afterwards Sir) J. K. Caird, LL.D., of 

 Dundee. 



The Council, in its report to the General Committee at the Bir- 

 mingham Meeting, made certain recommendations as to the administra- 

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

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



The following allocations have been made from the Fund by the 

 Council to August 1920 : — 



Naples Zoological Station Committee (p. xxiv). — 501. (1912-13) ; lOOL 

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

 mittee's report. (Reduced to 60/. during war.) 



Seismology Committee (p. xx). — 100/. (1913-14) ; lOOZ. annually in 

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



Badiotelegraphic Committee (p. xxiii). — 500/. (1913-14). 



Magnetic Be-survey of the British Isles (in collaboration with the 

 Eoyal Society).— 250/. 



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

 (1914-15). 



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

 nomical Work.— 101. (1914). 



Organising Committee of Section F (Economics), toiuards expenses of 

 an Inquiry iyito Outlets for Labour after the War. — 100/. (1915). 



Bev. T. E. B. Phillips, for aid in transplanting his private observa- 

 tory.— 201. (1915). 



Committee on Fuel Economy (p. xx).— 25/. (1915-16), 10/. (1919-20). 



Committee on Training in Citizenship (p. xxiii). — 10/. (1919-20). 



Geophysical Committee of Boyal Astronomical Society. — 10/. (1920). 



Conjoint Board of Scientific Societies. — 10/. (1920). 



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

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



