| Description | Present: W A Herdman, Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society in the Chair; Professor A Dendy FRS; Mr J H Durrant; Dr Gertrude Dixon; Dr Edkins; Mr W B Hardy , Secretary of the Royal Sicueeeeeety; Dr A W J MacFadden C.B.; Professor R Newstead FRS
Lists Committee business -- a resolution to publish Newstead's report on Acarid Pests, and Dendy's results on experiments with weevils; resolutions to grant funds to Newstead and Dendy; a letter from the Dominion Grain Research Lab in Winnipeg asking for co-operation in inspecting grain imports; a resolution to refer the enquiry into methods of keeping grain air-tight on board a ship to the officers of the Royal Society; a letter from Gertrude Dixon stating that Prof Lefroy was going to communicate his results to the Committee. pp26-7. |