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SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING. 



Thursday, 26t7i November 1903. 



The Eight Hon. Lord Kelvin, President, in the Chair. 



A Special Meeting of the Society was held on Thursday, 26th November 1903, in 

 response to a requisition addressed to the Council in the following terms: — 



" To the Secretary of the Koyal Society. 



" We beg respectfully to ask you to call a Special Meeting of the Fellows of the Eoyal 

 " Society, at 4 p.m. on Thursday, 26th November 1903, in accordance with Law XX. of the 

 " Society. 



" The special object of the meeting is to consider the report by the Departmental 

 " Committee to inquire into the administration of the Board of Manufactures, in so far 

 " as that report affects the position of the Eoyal Society and the other Scottish Scientific 

 " Societies. Those Fellows of the Eoyal Society who have a special interest in other 

 " Scottish Scientific Societies are particularly requested to attend this Meeting. 



" John Murray. 

 " Alexander Buchan. 

 "E. T. Omond. 

 " T. N. Johnston. 

 " eobert munro. 

 " John Horne. 

 " Eobert Flint." 



Sir John Murray, called upon by the President, gave an explanation of the objects for 

 which the meeting was summoned ; thereafter moving the following resolution, seconded by 

 Dr John Horne : — 



" This meeting of the Fellows of the Eoyal Society resolves to instruct the Council to 

 " enter into formal communication with the other scientific societies having their head- 

 " quarters in Edinburgh, with the view of concerting measures for obtaining the use of 

 " the Eoyal Institution building wholly and exclusively for Scottish scientific societies." 



Professor Cossar Ewart, Professor Chiene, Dr Munro, Dr Buchan, Professor Hudson 

 Bkare, Sir James Eussell, and Professor Chrystal also spoke in support of the motion. 



The resolution having been put to the meetiug by the President, it was unanimously 

 adopted. 



