THE ANALYST. 111 ORDINARY MEETING OF THE SOCIETY. THIS was held on Wednesday evening, March 7, in the Chemical Society’s Rooms, Burlington House. The President, Mr. E. J. Bevan, occupied the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Certificates of proposal for election to membership in favour of Messrs. G. Craig, J. B. Gall, H. N. Hanson, B. W. Methley, F. D. Ratcliff, and F. Robertson, were read €or the second time ; and certificates in favour of Messrs. Ernest Quant, 2, Park112 THE ANALYST. Crescent, Torquay, analytical chemist ; Frederick Wilson Montrose ROSS, 21, Soh0 Square, London, W., analyst to Messrs. Crosse and Blackwsll, Ltd.; and Frank Ernest Thompson, A.R.C.Sc., A.I.C., the Laboratory, Walsall, analytical and consulting chemist, were read for the first time. Messrs. S. Dickson, J. Evans, F. Hughes, G. Patterson, and H. Thompson, were elected members of the Society. The following papers were read : A Simple and Rapid Method for the approxi- mate Estimation of Boric Acid,” by Cecil H. Cribb, B.Sc., and F. W. F. Arnaud ; (‘ Analysis of a Sample of Air extinguishing Flame,” by Bertram Blount ; “ The Detection of Cocoanut Oil in Butter,” by Arthur W. Thorp ; and (( The Composition of Milk,” by H. Droop Richmond.