Minutes of meeting Present: The President; Sir Joseph Ayloffe Bart; Mr John Belchier; John Campbell Esq; Lord Charles Cavendish; Honourable Henry Cavendish; Dr Knight; Mr Maskelyne; Charles Morton MD; Dr Parsons; Dt Watson; Daniel Wray Esq. ' The Minutes of the last Council were read. Ordered by ballot that the following bills be paid by the Treasurer viz; Bromwich Sherwood etc for paper £0..14..4 Nuttall & Hadley repairing the Engine £7..13..4 Cowles for lamp lighting £4..4..0 Total £21..11..8 Captain Douglas attended the Council, and desired that the Instruments and other apparatus be lodged in the Dock - yard at Shereness the next wees; And Mr Maskelyne was desired to consult with Captain Campbell to expedite the same. Drew up a Letter for the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, to request that the Observers be landed at the \North Cape by the 10th of May ; and that they continue there about two months after the time of the Traqnsit, to make sure their observatories. Dr Bevis having prepared a translation of the late Statute respecting the election of foreigners, into the french tongue; Ordered, that 500 Copies of it be printed as soon as conveniently they can. ' 16 March 1769