Letter from Jocelyn [Field] Thorpe, The University, Sheffield, to the Assistant Secretary, [Royal Society] Apologises for not answering correspondence from the Royal Society, owing to his absence from home. Informs that the steps has taken to give effect to Clause 16 of the Sorby Research Fund Regulations during the three years of his tenure have been to send each memeber of the Committee a bound copy of his collected papers for each year. Explains that he blieved this would meet the requirements of the Committee but is a written report is desired, he will prepare one. 28 March 1913