JUNE, 1950 THE ANALYST Voi. 75, No. 891 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF PUBLIC ANALYSTS AND OTHER ANALYTICAL CHEMISTS AN Ordinary Meeting of the Society was held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5th, 1950, in the Meeting Room of the Chemical Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W.l. The chair was taken by the President, Mr. George Taylor, O.B.E., F.R.I.C. The meeting was devoted to “Bromine” and the following papers were presented and discussed: “The Determination of Bromine in Brine,” by J. Haslam, M.Sc., F.R.I.C., and G. Moses, A.M.C.T., F.R.I.C.; “The Bromine Content of the Cheshire Salt Deposit and of Some Borehole and Other Brines,” by E. C. Allberry, B.A., J. Haslam, M.Sc., F.R.I.C., and G. Moses, A.M.C.T., F.R.I.C.; “Survey of the In-shore Waters round the Coasts of Great Britain, with particular reference to the Bromine Content,” by R.0. Gibson, DSc., F.R.I.C., and J. Haslam, MSc., F.R.I.C. ; “The Analysis of Bromine and Compounds containing Bromine,” by J. Haslam, MSc., F.R.I.C. PHYSICAL METHODS GROUP THE twenty-fourth Ordinary Meeting of the Group was held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, January 3rd, 1950, in the Chemistry Lecture Theatre of Imperial College, London, S.W.7. Mr. B. S. Cooper, the Chairman of the Group, occupied the chair and about sixty members and visitors were present. The following papers on Spectroscopy were presented and discussed : “The Determination of Strontium in Sea-Water, a Combination of Flame Photometry and Radiochemistry,” by A. A. Smales, B.Sc., A.R.I.C. ; “A Photo-electric Spectrophotometer for the Visible and Ultra-Violet Regions,” by R.A. C. Isbell, A.1nst.P.; “The Application of the Uvispek Spectrophotometer to Biochemical Problems,’’ by D. C. M. Adamson, F.R.I.C. COMMITTEES, 1950 THE Council of the Society has appointed the following Committees- FINANCE COMMITTEE G. Taylor (Chairman), F. W. F. Arnaud, Lewis Eynon, J. G. A. Griffiths, J. H. Hamence, E. B. Hughes, D. W. Kent-Jones, G. W. Monier-Williams, K. A. Williams (Honorary Secretary). PUBLIC ANALYSTS AND OFFICIAL AGRICULTURAL ANALYSTS COMMITTEE H. E. Cox (Chairman), C. A. Adams, F. W. F. Arnaud, H. H. Bagnall, W. G. Carey, H. Childs, J. F. Clark, S. Dixon, J. H. Hamence, E. S. Hawkins, E. T. Illing, A. R. Jamieson, J. King, A. Lees, J. B. McKean, C. H. Manley, S. E. Melling, G. W. Monier-Williams, H.E. Monk, C. J. Regan, J. G. Sherratt, R. W. Sutton, K. A. Williams, E. C. Wood, E. Voelcker (Honorary Secretary). ANALYTICAL METHODS COMMITTEE E. B. Hughes (Chairman), N. L. Allport, A. L. Bacharach, R. C. Chirnside, B. S. Cooper, H. E. Cox, N. Evers, L. Eynon, J. Haslam, J. H. Hamence, D. W. Kent-Jones, J. H. Lane, A. D. Mitchell, G. W. Monier-\J7illiams, J. R. Nicholls, J. E. Page, A. E. Parkes, W. H. Simmons, R. W. Sutton, G. Taylor, K. A. Williams, D. W. Wilson, D. C. Garratt (Honorary Secretary). * 285 * Ex-oficio member of all Sub-Committees.286 COMMITTEES Pol. 75 SUB-COMMITTEES- Egg Yolk Solids in Salad Cream, Mayonnaise and any other Salad Dressing, determination of- H. E. Cox (Chairman), E. B. Anderson, G. E. Forstner, C. L. Hinton, H.E. Monk, K. A. Williams, C. G. Daubney (Honorary Secretary). Essential Oils- W. H. Simmons (Chairman), A. J. M. Bailey, J. F. Charpy, T. T. Cocking, C. W. Cornwell, G. W. Ferguson, H. T. Islip, P. McGregor, W. M.. Seaber, G. E. Smith, J. H. Seager (Honorary Secretary) . Fluorimeter Development- Freezing-Point of Milk- F. J. MacDonald, R. W. Sutton, J. H. Hameince (Honorary Secretary). Meat Extracts and Similar Products, analysis oj.- H. G. Rees (Honorary Secretary). Metallic Impurities in Foodstufs- A. D. Mitchell (Chairman), D. F. H. Button, C. G. Daubney, G. R. Davies, D. Dickenson, C. L. Hinton, A. G. J. Lipscombe, R. W. Sutton, N. D. Sylvester, P. F. Wyatt, N. L. Allport (Honorary Secretary). Lead Panel-G. Taylor (Chairman), EL. E. Cox,’ C. G. Daubney, D. Dickenson, J.H. Hamence, C. L. Hinton, R. W. Sutton, N. D. Sylvester, P. F. Wyatt, N. L. Allport (Honorary Secretary). Poisons, appointed to investigate Methods of Assay for Various Substances appearing i~ the Poisons Schedules of the Poisons Regadations, 1935- G. Roche Lynch (Chairman), N. L. Allport, W. F. Elvidge, G. E. Foster, D. C. Garratt, C. H. Hampshire, E. F. Hersant, W. H. Linndl, W. A. N. Markwell, W. Mitchell, J. I(. Nicholls, R. A. Stockdale, N. Evers (Honorary Secretary). Soapless Detergents- A. MacArthur, K. A. Williams, D. C. Garratt (Honorary Secretary). Standard Methods- K. A. Williams, D. W. Kent- Jones (Honorary Secretary). Vitamin Estimations- E. B. Hughes (Chairman), A. J. Amos, A. L. Bacharach, H. E. Cox, E. R. Dawson, D. C. Garratt, H. C. H.Graves, D. W. Kent-Jones, S. K. Kon, W. H. Linnell, T. Moran, J. R. Nicholls, F. W. Norris, H. M. Sinclair, F. Wokes, E. C. Wood (Honorary Secretary). Cayotene Panel-A. L. Bacharach (Chairman), R. G. Booth, V. H. Booth, J. Green, T. Barton Mann, F. E. Moon, R. A. Morton, W. A. G. Nelson, Miss M. Olliver, S. Y. T. Thompson, N. T. Gridgeman (Honorary Secretary). Aneurine (Microbiological) Panel-A. J. Amos (Chairman), D. H. Clayson, Miss A. Jones, F. W. Norris, S. A. Price. PUBLICATION COMMITTEE J. R. Nicholls (Chairman), N. L. Allport, F. W. F. Amaud, A. L. Bacharach, R. C . Chirnside, B. S. Cooper, H. E. Cox, F. W. Edwards, B. S. Evans, Lewis Eynon, D. C. Garratt, J. H. Hamence, D. W. Kent-Jones, J. H. Lane, S. E. Melling, G. W. Monier-Williams, F. L. Okell, F. A. Robinson, W. H. Simmons, G. Taylor, L. S. Theobald, E. Voelcker, C. Whalley, K. A. Williams, E. C. Wood, G. H. Wyatt. K. A. Williams (Chairman), B. S. Cooper, J. King. G. W. Monier-Williams (Chairman), E. B. Anderson, H. E. Cox, H. D. Kay, J. King, G. Taylor (Chairman), R. Gordon Booth, Osman Jones, J. King, G. Spall, R. G. Westall, W. H. Simmons (Chairman), H. E. Cox, C. C;. Daubney, S. R. Epton, P. J. C. Haywood, G. Taylor (Chairman), N. L. Allport, R. C. Chirnside, D. C. Garratt, J. R. Nicholls,June, 19501 AIREY AND SMALES 287 LIAISON COMMITTEE E. B. Hughes (Chairman), R. C. Chimside, D. C. Garratt, J. Haslam, K. A. Williams, J. H. Hamence (Honorary Secretary). JOINT COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIETY AND THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY The Society’s representatives are-W. G. Carey, H. E. Cox, J. H. Hamence, H. E. Monk, J. G. Sherratt, G. Taylor and E. Voelcker. DINNER COMMITTEE G. Taylor (Chairman), J. H. Hamence, D. W. Kent-Jones, K. A. Williams (Honorary Secretary) .