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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF 
ANNUAL REPORT 
AN'D 
ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS OF A GENERAL MEETING OF THE ROYAL 
ARTILLERY INSTITUTION, HELD ON MAY 28, 1874. 
COLOOTEI/ R. P. RaDCLIFFE, R.A., IN' THE ChAIB. 
At the termination of the financial year, the Committee place before 
the General Meeting of the Members of the R.A. Institution— 
1. A precis of the work done by them. 
2. A notice of the lectures given in the Theatre of the Institution. 
3. An account of the additions to Library and Museum, by gifts 
from the Governmfent and Members, and also by purchase. 
4. An account of the use made of the Class Rooms, Laboratory, 
Photographic Establishment, &c. 
5. A statement of the financial condition of the Institution. 
1. The Committee have met regularly on the first Thursday in 
every month throughout the year, transacted the ordinary business, 
and decided upon the publication of the papers written for insertion in 
the “ Proceedings ”—which have been numerous, and of great interest. 
They trust that, should the addition to the Printing Establishment be 
carried out, the number of papers circulated annually will be greater. 
A list of those published will be found in Appendix, Table A. The 
thanks of the members are due to the contributors. 
Several very interesting “ Translations ” have been printed. A list of 
them, marked B, will also be found in Appendix. The Committee trust 
that members will continue their contributions. Several officers have 
promised to review the foreign military publications, and it is hoped 
these reviews will assist members at out-stations who may be desirous 
of becoming acquainted with the progress of artillery in other nations. 
With a view to the comfort of members, and to enable them to read 
without interruption the scientific and other publications obtained for 
the R.A. Institution, the Committee have converted the room hitherto 
set apart for the use of Committees into a “ Silent ” Reading Room, 
and have caused to be moved into it the greater number of the books 
from the former Library. This measure has the additional advantage 
of securing the proper arrangement and safety of the books, which 
hitherto had not been under proper surveillance, and renders the 
former Library available as a Class Room—a purpose for which it is 
well suited. 
Since the publication of the last Annual Report, the Library 
