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In connection with this, the Committee gladly take the opportunity 
of recording the satisfaction with which every artillery officer must 
have read the announcement that the medal given by the R.U.S. Insti¬ 
tution, open to the army at large, and for which 79 essays were sent in, 
was won by an artillery officer—Captain H. W. L. Hime, R.A., &c., 
the first medallist of the R.A. Institution. 
In proposing a most cordial vote of thanks to Major F. Duncan, It.A., 
the originator of the Prize Essay, the Committee submit that the 
scheme may be considered as thoroughly established, and should there¬ 
fore now be placed entirely in the hands of the Institution. The 
question of providing a die for the gold medal is under consideration, 
and it is hoped that all the Prize Essayists may be supplied with medals 
before the next annual meeting. 
14. The proposal for an addition to the Printing Establishment has 
again been thrown out of the annual Estimates. The Committee 
recommend that the work be executed under the supervision of the 
R.E. Department: estimated cost £300, to be defrayed by the R.A. 
Institution. 
The rooms now used will be available, and are much required, partly 
as store rooms and partly to form a lathe room, well and comfortably 
fitted up. 
15. The proposed alteration in Rule Y. the Committee think would 
tend to a better state of affairs. As it at present stands, if the four 
members now longest on the Committee retire, there will be no 
member of more than one year's experience in the working of the 
Committee. 
The following changes in the Committee have taken place during 
the year:— 
Colonel G. Rotton, replaced Colonel T. W. Milward. 
„ R. P. Radcliffe, „ 
Lt.-Col. II. Heberden, „ 
„ W. G. Andrewes, ,, 
Major A. H. King, „ 
,/ E. Staveley, „ 
„ R. Sandham, „ 
Captain C. C. Saxton, „ 
„ S. C. Kyle, „ 
Lieut. E. G. II. Bingham, « 
„ W. E. Denison, „ 
„ II. S. S. Watkin, „ 
Surg.-Major S. H. Easson „ 
„ A. E. E. Connell. 
„ G. Rotton. 
„ M. B. Eorde. 
Major S. H. E. Chamier. 
„ E. Duncan. 
„ E. Keate. 
Captain R. S. M. Mackenzie. 
Major E. Staveley. 
Lieut. G. II. O’Malley. 
Captain C. C. Saxton. 
Lieut. E. G. II. Bingham. 
Surg.-Major J. Gibbons. 
The following officers retire, in accordance with Rule Y.:—- 
Lt.-Col. E. Close. 
« W. Stirling, R.II.A. 
Major E. S. Stoney. 
Major E. Maitland. 
u J. E. Betty. 
