ANNUAL REPORT 
AND 
ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS OF A GENERAL MEETING OF THE ROYAL 
ARTILLERY INSTITUTION, HELD ON MAY 18, 1870. 
Colonel C. J. Weight in the Chair. 
1. The Committee of the Royal Artillery Institution has the honor 
to present to the Annual General Meeting its Report and the Abstract 
of Accounts for the year ending 31st March, 1870. 
It will be seen by the accompanying table, that during the past year 
42 officers have joined the Institution. 
RANK. 
| April, 1869. 
| Additions 
due to pro¬ 
motion, &c. 
! New 
members. 
Promoted, 
withdrawn, 
and deceased. 
April, 1870. 
EFFECTIVE LIST. 
£ s. 
d. 
General and Regimental Field Officers 
paying annually . 
’ 1 5 
0 
193 
+ 7 
+ 1 
-11 
190 
Captains.. 
0 16 
0 
456 
+ 21 
+ 9 
-25 
461 
Lieutenants . 
0 10 
0 
527 
0 
+ 31 
-45 
613 
Paymasters . 
0 16 
0 
9 
0 
0 
— 2 
7 
Quarter-Masters ... ..i. 
0 10 
0 
12 
0 
0 
- 2 
10 
Riding-Masters . 
0 10 
0 
5 
0 
0 
0 
6 
Surgeons-Major . 
1 5 
0 
6 
0 
0 
- 1 
5 
Surgeons. 
0 16 
0 
2 
0 
0 
0 
2 
Assistant-Surgeons . 
0 16 
0 
20 
0 
0 
— 4 
16 
Veterinary Surgeons. 
0 10 
0 
4 
0 
+ 1 
0 
5 
RETIRED LIST. 
General and Regimental Field Officers 1 5 
0 
46 
+ 2 
0 
— 3 
45 
do. do. 
0 16 
0 
1 
+ 2 
0 
0 
3 
do. do. 
0 10 
0 
7 
+ 2 
0 
- 1 
8 
do. do. 
0 7 
6 
-3 
0 
0 
- 1 
2 
Captains . 
1 5 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
1 
do... 
0 16 
0 
20 
+ 10 
0 
0 
30 
do. 
0 10 
0 
9 
0 
0 
- 3 
6 
do. 
0 5 
0 
6 
0 
0 
0 
6 
Lieutenants . 
0 10 
0 
5 
0 
0 
- 1 
4 
Surgeons-Major . 
1 5 
0 
1 
+ 1 
0 
0 
2 
Surgeons. 
0 16 
0 
0 
+ 1 
0 
0 
1 
Chaplains . 
1 5 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
1 
Quarter-Masters . 
0 10 
0 
0 
+ 1 
0 
0 
1 
1334 
+ 47 
+ 42 
-99 
1324 
Honorary Members . 
0 10 
6 
43 
o 1 
0 
— 1 
42 
2.. With regard to the funds, the Committee is glad to inform the 
meeting that they are in a sound and flourishing state, and that a 
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