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ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE 
FIFTY-FIFTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 
OF THE 
IftOYAlj ARTILLERY INSTITUTION. 
The Annual General Meeting was held on the 10th June, 1892, at the 
Lecture Room of the Institution of Civil Engineers, 25, Great George 
Street, Westminster. 
Lieut.-General R. J. Hay, C.B., Director of Artillery, took the Chair. 
Among others present were Major-Generals E. Markham and W. 
Stirling, C.B.; Colonels J. B. Richardson, C. C. Trench, W. S. Curzon, 
G. J. Burgmann, and A. Burton-Brown; Lieut.-Colonels. D. F. Jones, 
E. W. J. Barker, J. F. Harman, E. H. Holley, and E. Bainbridge. 
Chairman —I have only to express my regret in the first instance that Sir 
Robert Biddulph was not able to be here to preside; he could not arrange to be 
here to-day as he had a pressing engagement elsewhere. As possibly most of 
you may have read the Report, and as it is so very full it is needless for me to 
make any comment on it. It appears that the Institution is in a flourishing 
condition, and that the resolutions that were passed last year have been carried 
out, not in their entirety, but to a great extent. I think it is only necessary for 
me to say what I propose to do, that is first of all to invite the Secretary to read 
the Report, unless it is the wish of the Meeting that it should be taken as read, 
and then it will be for me to put to you the propositions submitted by the Com¬ 
mittee. After that I shall invite any gentleman to offer any remarks he may 
have to make. Perhaps Captain Abdy will be good enough to read the Report. 
Captatn Abdy read the following Report. 
In presenting their Report for the past year the Committee wish to make a few 
remarks on the subjects that have been engaging their attention, and before 
doing so they are glad to be able to report that there has been an unusually 
large accession of members to the Institution and further that several officers 
who had allowed their membership to lapse have rejoined the Institution. 
The first subject that they would note is that of “ Corresponding Members.” 
It will be remembered that near the end of the year 1890-91 a letter was sent 
to every C.R.A. at Home or Abroad asking him to arrange for an officer of his 
command to act as Corresponding Member. 
These letters resulted in the appointment of 23 officers, of whom 12 have 
forwarded matter for publication or suggestions for the improvement or benefit 
of the Institution. 
The Committee consider that the working of the system has been so far satis- 
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