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MINUTES OE PKOCEEDINGS OF 
6. Classes .—The classes for German and French have met as 
usual. 
The Drawing Class has been particularly well attended, the present 
instructor, Mr. Needham, giving great satisfaction. 
7. Surveying and Practical Astronomy .—During the past year the 
Surveying Class has been attended by several officers, all of whom 
have been instructed in military sketching and measuring distances, 
Lieut.-Colonel Dray son having attended twice in each week for this 
purpose. 
8. Photography .—The photographic department is in good working 
order, and continues to prosper. Five officers have received instruc¬ 
tion in photography since the last report. 450 negatives have been 
taken during the year, from which over 4000 copies have been printed. 
Thanks are due to Lieut.-Colonel Burt, for twelve views of Niagara, 
taken by himself. 
9. Chemistry.— The laboratory has been in constant use by the 
Advanced Class, and also by officers working independently. 
10. Instruments. —The instruments are in working order, and have 
been in constant use by the Advanced Class, and also by officers pre¬ 
paring for examination. 
The maximum and minimum temperature of the atmosphere, together 
with the direction of the wind, is taken daily, and a register of the same 
is kept in the reading room. 
11. Model room. —Since the last meeting, a large number of service 
projectiles and other stores have been deposited in the model room, 
and many now obsolete returned into store. A catalogue of these 
stores has been carefully compiled, so that members can now without 
any difficulty make themselves acquainted with them. 
The following cases have also been re-arranged :— 
(1) Boxer small-ann breech-loading ammunition* showing construction and 
progressive stages of manufacture. 
(2) The different fuzes at present in use in the service, arranged by gauge of 
fuze hole. 
(3) Tubes. 
(4) Kockets, long lights, &c. 
12. Workshop. —The turning lathes and carpenter's tools for the 
use of members in this shop are in good working order. 
13. Lectures. —Lectures have been delivered weekly in the Theatre 
of the Institution by Mr. Bloxam, F.C.S., on General Chemistry, and 
by Dr. Percy, F.R.S., on Metallurgy. 
