ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. 



1st August 1838 to 15th August 1839 inclusive. 



PAYMENTS. 



£ s. d. 



Expenses of Meeting at Newcastle, allowed by Order of the Council 500 



Disbursements by Local Treasurers 156 18 8 



Salaries to Assistant Secretary and Accountant, 12 months to Mid-"1 „t„ ^ „ 



summer J 



Grants to Committees for Scientific purposes, viz, for 

 Reduction of Stars in Histoire Ce- ri837 21 18 6") ,-, ,q ^ 



leste tl838 150 0/ ^'^ ^" " 



Do. do. Lacaille 11 



Catalogue of Stars, 1837 166 16 6 



Land and Sea Level, 1838 52 1 4 



Do. do. 1837 222 



Tides' Discussions at Bristol 35 18 6 



Mechanism of Waves, 1837 94 2 



Do. do. 1838 50 



Meteorological Observations, Plymouth 40 0\ tii^ n n 



Do. do. hourly, Scotland 15 0/ ^^ " " 



Completing Anemometer 8 10 



Meteorology and Subterranean Temp. 1837, Thermometers 21 11 

 Atmospheric Air 16 1 



Action of Sea Water on Iron { 1838 20 ol ^0 



Action of Hot Water on Organic Bodies 3 



British Fossa Ichthyology jjgg^ j^^ J o}^^'^ ^ ^ 



Fossil Reptiles 118 2 9 



Mining Statistics 50 



Duty of Cornish Steam Engines 50 



Marine Steam Engines 100 



Experiments on Vitrification (old grant) 9 4 7 



Do. on Strength of Iron 100 



Animal Secretions, 1837 10 10 



Gases on Solar Spectrum, Action of 22 



Railway Constants 1837 8 7 21 oa i o 



Do. 1838 20 0/ ^^ ' ^ 



1595 11 



Paid for Printing Reports, 6th vol 629 14 2 



Do. for Engravings for do 171 19 10 



801 14 



Printing List of Members 77 12 



Sundry Printing, Advertising, &c 38 14 6 



Sundry Expenses on Publishing Reports 25 7 7 



Balance in the hands of the Bankers 352 15 



Do. Treasurer and Local Treasurers 107 18 4 



460 13 4 



Jt:3906 11 



