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June 5, 1893.

Dear Sir,

Dr. Huggins¹ offers for exhibition the drawing which accompanied his paper about to be read next Thursday. This paper, I believe, is more or less controversial, and I have not liked to accept his offer without referring the question to the Officers. Perhaps as Mr. Lockyer² is exhibitiing, it will be fair to let Dr. Huggins ^too, but kindly let me know.

We sent the ordinary printed paper to Mr. Russel Wallace, but with the foot-note about payment scratched out. I do not think it much matters even if he comes on the 8th. I dare say some Fellow would pay his fee "pro temp.", and we could refund from the Scientific Relief Fund afterwards.

You will perhaps remember that Mr. Hulke³ was requested to write an obituary notice of Dr. Jago⁴, but declined to do so, at the same time mentioning certain notices in print. I do not know that you asked anybody to do this in his place, but Mr. Dunkin⁵ (who knew Dr. Jago personally) has sent in an unsolicited obituary, which I have shown to Mr. Hulke and which Mr. Hulke thinks quite suitable for publication. I enclose it herewith, and shall be glad to learn whether I am to put it into type.

Yours truly, | Herbert Rix [signature] | Asst Sec RS

Prof. M. Foster⁶, Sec. R.S.