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defray all sucli expenses as those that are borne by the private funds 

 of the similar learned Societies assembled in London at Burlington 

 House.' 



" I am to request you to lay before the Council of the Eoyal Irish. 

 Academy the inclosed copy of a Memorandum of Agreement between 

 the Eoyal Dublin Society and the Government, some of the provisions 

 of ■which are important to be taken into account, 

 ''lam, 



" My dear Secretary, 



" Yours faithfully, 



" G. JoHxsToira STo^^:T, 

 " Secretary, Royal Dublin Society. 

 " The Seceetaey op the Cottrcix, 

 " Hoyal Irish Academy J^ 



Of Provisions, supplementary to those contained in lord SandonJs 

 Letter of the Wi February, 1876, ayreed to at Meeting of the bth 

 March, 1877. 



Present : Sir M. Hicks Beach, M. P. ; Yiscount Sandon, M. P. ; 

 Mi\ W. H. Smith, M. P. ; Mr. John P. WaUer, LL. D. ; Colonel 

 Charles C. Yesey ; Mr. Samuel P. Adair ; Mr. G. Johnstone Stoney, 

 P. E. S., Secretary E. D. Society. 



1. The Government will allot to the Eoyal Dublin Society in 

 Leinster House such accommodation, free of rent and taxes, as in the 

 judgment of the Government is sufficient for the functions of the 

 Society still remaining to it in Science and Agriculture. The condi- 

 tions of occupation will be the same as those accorded to the learned 

 Societies in Burlington House. 



2. The Government will propose a Grant of £10,000, to be in- 

 vested by the Society, with the approval of the Government, and to be 

 made subject to the Tnists of the present Charters, or any alterations 

 of them, in full compensation for any proprietary right of the Society 

 in the lands, buildings or collections, with the exception of the 

 Scientific Serials, the Transactions, &c., of other learned Societies, 

 and the Works of Art at present in Leinster House, of which last a 



