32 Royal Irish Acade^ny. 



1 1 . Vested interests of officers paid from public funds shall be pre- 

 served, so far as they are so paid. 



12. The Society to be relieved of any expense with regard to the 

 School of Ai't, from and after the passing of the Bill. 



13. The Library and Collections of the Society, "with the exceptions 

 above named, to be conveyed to the Government to be placed in the 

 proposed National Library and Museum, and to be retained in Lreland 

 on behalf of the public. 



14. The Eoyal Dublin Society will undertake to assist in the 

 passage of the Bill now before Parliament, and will concur in the 

 introduction of any clause or clauses that may be necessary to vest 

 the Library and the Collections in Her Majesty's Government for the 

 purpose of a Public Library and Museum. 



15. The Government will be prepared, at the request of the 

 Society, to recommend to Her Majesty to grant such a new charter or 

 charters as, in the opinion of the Government, may be required by the 

 altered circumstances and condition of the Society. 



Signed on behalf of the above-named, 



"William H. Smith, Secretary to the Treasury. 

 G. Johnstone Stonet, Secretary to the Royal Duhlin Society^ 

 '5tk March, 1877. 



[Mr. C. Uniacke ToTvashend, the other member of the deputation, concurred in 

 this Memorandiim, but was unable to attend the meeting of the Conference at 

 which it was signed.] 



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" 10th of April, 1877. 

 "My dear Sik, 



" Your letter of the 6th inst. was considered by the Council of the 

 E-oyal Irish Academy at its last Meeting, and the following Resolution 

 was adopted, which I am directed to communicate to you for the in- 

 formation of the Council of the Boyal Dublin Society : — 



' ' ' That the Council accedes to the desire of the Council of the 

 Royal Dublin Society that a conference should take place between the 

 President and Science Committee of the Academy and the Members o£ 

 the Royal Dublin Society named in the letter of the Secretary of that 

 Body ; and that the Science Committee be requested to receive those 



