806 
Proceedings of the Royal Society 
Monday , 3rd July 1882. 
Professor DOUGLAS MACLAGAN, Vice-President, in 
the Chair. 
The Chairman read the following Notice as to the Government 
Grant of £4000 for scientific purposes, which has been prepared 
by Mr. John Murray, one of the Society’s representatives on the 
Committee. He remarked that it is most desirable that this Notice 
should obtain wide circulation in Scotland, as there have hitherto 
been very few applications from this country. 
“The Council have requested me to make a statement to the 
Fellows of the Society with respect to Scottish applications for 
grants from the Government Grant of £4000 for the promotion 
of scientific research. 
“ Our Society, it will he remembered, has two representatives on 
the Committee which has the distribution of these funds. If those 
Fellows who intend making application for grants from the funds 
will submit their applications to the Council of this Society before 
forwarding them to the Government Grant Committee, the Council 
will be glad to instruct their delegates to support the applica- 
tions, should these, in the opinion of the Council, be deemed 
suitable. 
“ The same remark applies to those persons living in Scotland, and 
not Fellows of the Society, but who choose to submit their applica- 
tions for the consideration of the Council previous to their trans- 
mission to the Government Grant Committee. 
“ In all cases it would be well that the delegates of the Society 
should be informed of the nature of the applications previous to the 
meeting of the Committee.” 
The following Communications were read : — 
1. On the Kinetic Theory of Gases in relation to Dissociation, 
By Professor Tait. 
