Copy letter from [William Bate Hardy] the Secretary, the Royal Society, to John Scott Haldane The recommendation of the Tyndall Mining Bequest Committee was to have been considered for Council, but has been held over until next Thursday, because of some doubt as to the intention of the committee. Is it desired to appoint Garrett as successor to Mr. Veale, or merely as a stop-gap for a year? Should Garrett be appointed at once for one year? 25 October 1923