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RefNoCMB/2/13/9
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of meeting
Date6 July 1875
DescriptionPresent: Dr Hooker, CB President in the Chair; Professor Adams; Mr DeLaRue; Mr Lockyer; Mr Spottiswoode; Professor Williamson

Minutes of last meeting of Eclipse Committee on 16 February 1675 read and confirmed.

Reports read from the Siam party (Dr Schuster, Mr Lott, Captain Loftus, Captain Wiseman, Mr Gardner, Mr Bush, Lieutenant Shore) and resolved they be given to Mr Lockyer and he requested to combine them into a general statement for publication, and submit it to the Committee.

Mr Meldola had also sent reports addressed to the Secretary with two inclosures, also a report on the preparations made at Camarta and a report of observations by Tacchini.

Treasurer presented a general statement of the Expedition with a balance of £594.14.9 against the Royal Society.

Mr De La Rue asket to confer with Baron Heath concerning the account presented by Mr Tacchini

Resolved that Mr Lockyer be asked to examine the instruments and report on them.

A set of photographs taken in Siam laid before the Committee

Resolved the borrowed instruments be examined and reported on by Messrs Elliotts, and that such as are in good order be returned to their respective owners.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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