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1. Minutes
Minutes of the meeting held on 16 December 1948 to be confirmed [Encloaure A]
Printed copies of the minutes of the meeting held on 30 November 1948, previously circulated in typescript, are also sent herewith [Enclosure B]
2. Arising from previous Minutes
a. Minute 7 of 13 June 1946 [Enclosure 6]
b. Minute 8 of 30 November 1946 [Enclosure D]
c. Minute 7 of 15 January 1948
d. Minute 26 (iii) of 4 November 1948
e. Minute 14 of 30 November 1948
f. Minute 18 of 16 December 1948 [Enclosure E]
g. Minute 19 of 16 December 1948
3. Candidates for the Fellowship
4. Fourth Empire Mining and Metallurgical Congress
5. Jenner Bicentenary
6. Cambridge University Meteorological Committee
7. Isaac Newton Observatory
8. Reports of Committees
i. Finance Committee [Enclosure F]
ii. Gassiot Committee
iii. NAtional Committee for Chemistry
iv. National Committee for Geography [Enclosure H]
9. SEaling
10. Items of Agenda drawn up in the form of minutes which will become Minutes of Council unless any objection as to form or principle is raised at the meeting
i. Sherard Manuscripts
Permission was granted to Mr G Pasti to have access to the five volumes of Sherard manuscripts and other relevant material in connexion with his research on William Sherard, FRS, subject to the usual acknowledgments being made in the evnt of publication.
ii. Henshaw Letter
Permisison was graned to Miss N D Gourlilc to quote from Henshaw letter No. 14 in volume H.3 of the manuscript archives in her proposed book on Iceland, subject to the usual acknowledgments being made on publication.
11. Bills for payment
12. Other Business - Newton's Principia
By minute 17 of 30 November 1948, Couoncil agreed to the manuscript of Newton's Principia being transferred to the Public Record Office for rebinding.
Authority of Council is now required for provision to meet the following estimate by the Chief Binder of the Public Record Office;
'Newton's Principia. To "taking down", collation, sizeing, repairing leaves where necessary and guarding in preparation for re-binding in Vellum, stationery style or re-binding in natural Niger goatskin on flexible bands: £8.0.0 to £10.10.0 ' |