Letter from the Earl of Rosse, Meteorological Office, 116 Victoria Street, London, to [Joseph Dalton Hooker], President of the Royal Society and to the Council Regarding the Treasury Committee's report and proposals on the Meteorological Committee and the annual £10,000 grant toward its purposes. Rosse hands in his and the Committee's resignation as a result of this. [This letter is an enclosure to MC/11/40, see related record. The letter covers three papers, labelled MC/11/42-42b within the volume.] 31 March 1877