206 Appropriation of the Government Grant. [Nov. 30, 



Brought forward £775 



Dr. J. W. Fraser, for the Investigation of the Actions of 

 infused Beverages of various kinds on peptic and pancreatic 

 Digestion of Nitrogenised and Hydrocarbonaceous foods .... 15 



Prof. V. Horsley, for an Inquiry into the function of the 

 Thyroid Gland with relation to the Causation of the diseases 

 known as Myxoedema, Goitre, &c 50 



Dr. L. C. Wooldridge, for Continuation of Experiments on 

 the Physiology and Pathology of the Blood 40 



W. J. Harrison (a), to investigate more completely the Cam- 

 brian rocks discovered at Dosthill, in Warwickshire, £10 ; 

 (b) and to collect and study the rocks constituting the Lower 

 Keuper Conglomerate, at Sedmore, near Stourbridge, £10. ... 20 



Dr. R. Stockman, for a Research into the Physiological 

 Action of Borneo Camphor and some allied bodies , 20 



H. N. Ridley, to explore the Natural History of Pernando 

 Noronha • 150 



Dr. A. Downes, for Apparatus to be used in Researches on 

 (1) the action of light on micro-organisms, (2) the duration of 

 life of micro-organisms, (3) a means of measuring the actinic 

 value of light by oxalic acid 12 



Dr. P. P. Prankland, for assistance in further Investigations 

 of Micro-organisms, their distribution and vitality 50 



The China Flora Committee, to continue the preparation and 

 printing of the Index Floras Sinensis 200 



The Delta Boring Committee of the Royal Society, for con- 

 tinuing the boring operations in the Delta of the Nile 200 



Dr. F. R. Japp, for an Investigation of the Reactions of 

 Ketones, Diketones, and allied compounds 75 



Prof. Humpidge, to continue the Research on the Specific 

 Heats of the pure elements in the solid state, and at varying 

 temperatures 20 



H. Tomlinson, for further Research on the influence of Stress 

 and Strain on the physical properties of matter 150 



V. H. Veley, for an investigation into the rate of Evolution 

 of a Gas from a homogeneous liquid * . . 50 



Sir W. Thomson, for the reduction and full discussion, by 

 the method of Harmonic Analysis, of a series of Tide Records 

 taken at Ostend and Dover, and covering a period of seven 

 years for each port , 50 



A. M. W. Downing, for payment of a Computer to aid in 

 comparing the places of Stars in Gould's Argentine General 

 Catalogue of 32,448 stars, with those in Stone's Cape Cata- 

 logue of 12,441 stars 25 



Carried forward, 



£1,902 



