242 EEPOET OF THE COMMITTEE. 



To one of the members of the Building Committee, Mr. I. G. 

 Dickinson, their best thanks are due for his many services to 

 the Society, in undertaking the management of the Building 

 Fund and the financial business connected with the erection of 

 the New Building. 



The Committee feel that they cannot close this report without 

 specially alluding to the manner in which their Honorory Secre- 

 tary, Mr. Wm. Dinning, has devoted himself during the last 

 six or seven years to the executive work of the Society. But 

 for his careful foresight and superintendence of the works in 

 progress, many important details would have been left out or 

 overlooked, and much time lost and extra expense incurred. 

 They therefore desire to express to him how much importance 

 they attach to his careful supervision of the works during the 

 erection of the New Building, and to assure him of their grateful 

 thanks for all the services he has given so fully to the Society. 



At the Committee Meeting held 15th March, 1882, Mr. Ed. 

 Howse was appointed Curator of the Society's Museum, the 

 whole of his time to be devoted to the work of the Society. 



Since the above Eeport was written a special meeting of the 

 Literary and Scientific Societies has been held to consider the 

 advisability of inviting the members of the British Association 

 to visit Newcastle in the year 1889. The first visit of this 

 Association was in 1837, and the last in 1863, being nearly 

 twenty -five years since, and, considering that the object of the 

 Association is to influence and promote the extension of scientific 

 research and knowledge, these visits have been of material service 

 in forwarding the objects of this Society, and the Committee 

 have consequently joined with other Societies in inviting the 

 Association to meet here in 1889. 



