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General Maurice :—Practically they are dependent upon the report 
of the Secretary. Now I am quite sure we may trust our Secretaries 
to do their best for us; but it is one thing to have an amateur dealing 
with accounts and another to have an expert. 
The Chairman :—It might be satisfactory to pay a higher fee and 
get more, but is not that a matter for the Committee ? 
General Maurice :—I understood when we raised the question on 
Committee we were told we could not do it without the authority of 
the General Meeting. 
The Chairman :■—I thought it was within the power of the 
Committee. 
The Secretary: —I noted in the last monthly Committee Minutes 
to bring it up next year. 
General Maurice :—I thought it was necessary to bring it up be¬ 
fore this meeting. However if the Committee can do it it does not 
matter. 
Report 
adopted & 
Accounts 
passed* 
The annual report was then adopted and the ac¬ 
counts for the year ended 31st March, 1899 passed, 
unanimously. 
Further Business. 
Votes of 
Honoraria 
Votes of thanks were unanimously accorded to the 
Judges of the Prize Essays, and to the Judges of 
Awards. 
Honoraria of £5 each were voted 
tenant C. G. Vereker and to Captain A 
Grant cscl • 
Beresford, the authors of the commended essays, and 
to Lieu- 
W. Pack- 
a special 
paper on 
honorarium of £5 to Captain Orde Browne for his valuabl 
The Development of Armour. 
subject for The Chairman : The next business before us is the 
Duncan Gold choice of a subject for the ‘ Duncan Essay 3 for the 
Medal ensuing year. It must be a Field Artillery subject. 
1899-1900. Each member will make a mark against the subject 
he thinks the most suitable one on the printed slips which have been 
placed on the seats; or if any member wishes to propose any other 
subject it is not too late ? There being apparently no further proposals 
we will proceed to choose one of the following :— 
(i). 
( 2 ). 
(3) . 
(4) . 
(5) . 
The role and tactical organization of Heavy Field Artillery 
as exemplified by the Field Howitzer and Volunteer 
Position Batteries of our Home Establishment and the 
Heavy Batteries of our Indian Establishment. 
Now that Q.F. guns and smokeless powder have been intro¬ 
duced, should any change be made in the tactics and the 
positions taken up by Field Artillery ? 
The high angle fire of Field Artillery. 
The tactical conditions of the employment of Field Howitzers. 
The constitution and duties of the Corps Artillery of an 
Army Corps. 
