Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to the Lord Rayleigh [John William Strutt], Secretary, Royal Society, Terling Place, Witham, Essex 'My Lord, The Abstract of the paper by Messrs Threlfall, Brearley and Allen amounts to 3300 words, 2000 being the limit which you allow me. I am, therefore, not going to set it up for the meeting. As the Authors are all in Australia I cannot ask for a shorter Abstract. I am, yours truly, H Rix Asst. Sec. R.S. [Assistant Secretary, Royal Society]'. 16 May 1894