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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF 
Much desire having been expressed by several civilians of scientific 
eminence to be supplied with a copy of the “ Proceedings ” as published, 
the Committee submit for the consideration of the General Meeting an 
addition which they are of opinion might advantageously be made to No. II. 
of the Rules and Regulations, and which, if adopted, will by enlarging the 
list of those who are now eligible to become Honorary Members, enable 
requests of this nature to be complied with to a limited extent. 
The ever-increasing demand for the “Proceedings” from scientific and 
professional men, both at home and on the Continent, is satisfactory proof of 
the high merit of this Regimental publication. 
2. The General Abstract shews the income and expenditure for the past 
year. It will be observed that the amount expended on Printing and Pub¬ 
lication (£1063.13s. 0|d.) is exceptionally large. This has been caused by 
the outlay on the fourth edition of the “ Handbook for Pield Service,” and 
by the payment of £119 for the printing machine referred to in the last 
Annual Report. It thus became necessary in December to borrow £200 
from Messrs Cox & Co., but it is satisfactory to find from the D r . and C r . 
account that the credit of the Institution on the 31st March, 1867, 
amounted to. £1747. 14s. Id. as against £1505. Os. l|d., the balance 
creditor at the last annual statement. 
3. Printing and Publication .—The fourth edition of the “Handbook” 
was completed in December. 2000 copies have been disposed of to the 
publisher at a remunerative price, and 500 copies have also been supplied 
to the Government at the cost price of 2s. each. Members of the Insti¬ 
tution can obtain copies for themselves and for non-commissioned officers 
of Royal Artillery at the same rate. Twenty-six pages of table matter have 
been stereotyped, which will greatly facilitate the publication of future 
editions. The large sale which the new edition has already had testifies at 
once to the useful nature of the book, and the Committee have used every 
endeavour to ensure that it should be creditable as a publication of the 
Institution. 
The “Handbook” having made a large demand on the time of the 
Printing Department, the Committee thought it desirable to employ civilian 
labour for some of the Papers of the “ Proceedings,” rather than delay their 
publication; and partly by this means they have been enabled to issue eight 
numbers of the “ Proceedings ” since the last Annual Report. The whole 
cost of this arrangement has only amounted to £18, as owing to the 
rapidity with which the presswork can now be performed at the Institution 
with Main's Patent printing machine, the whole of the required copies have 
been worked off in the building; and it is satisfactory to be able to state 
that the experience of the past year, during which period the demands on 
the Printing establishment have been unusually heavy, has fully established 
the value of the machine. The following is a list of the papers issued to 
Members during the year, with the names of the contributors. To these 
gentlemen the Committee desire to offer their thanks. 
