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visite” size. They consist of Officers both in and out of uniform; of course 
the former is preferred. 
All who have not yet contributed to this only Regimental Collection are 
strongly urged to do so. 
Photographic views of Poreign Stations have been received from Lieut. 
Hon. A. B. de Montmorency, R.A. of the Artillery Mess House and Mess 
Compound, Bangalore, India; and from Lieut. A. B. Browne, R.A. a series 
of views of Gibraltar. 
1. Proposed by Sir R. J. I)acres, seconded by Colonel Buchanan, and 
carried ,— 
“ That the Report of the Committee be received and adopted.” 
2. Proposed by Major Reilly, seconded by Major Field, and carried,— 
“ That the Committee be requested to make application to the Secretary 
of State for War, that copies of all Blue Books and State Papers, of general 
and professional interest, be presented to the Institution, as was done, under 
the late Board of Ordnance, to the Royal Artillery Library.” 
3. Proposed by Lt.-Col. Besborough, and seconded by Major Field ,— 
“ That in any future edition of the ‘ Hand Book for Field Service 3 which 
may be published by the Institution, every Member shall receive a copy of 
the same gratis.” 
To this proposition an amendment was moved by Major Reilly, seconded by 
Colonel Buchanan, and carried ,— 
“ That this question be referred to the Committee for report at the next 
General Meeting.” 
4. A vote of thanks was passed to the Secretary. 
5. Addition to Rule IV. proposed by Committee, seconded by Colonel 
Buchanan, R.A., and carried ,— 
“That the Director of Artillery Studies be, ex officio, a Member of 
Committee.” 
6. Change in Rule XV., proposed by Committee, seconded by Lieut.-Col. 
Besborough, R.A., and carried ,— 
“ That, owing to the difficulty sometimes found in obtaining the attendance 
at Committee Meetings of five Members to form a quorum, in future the 
Committee may proceed to business with three instead of five Members, and 
that Rule XV. be altered accordingly.” 
