JANUARY 1932 Vol. LVII. No. 670 THE ANALYST PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF PUBLIC ANALYSTS AND OTHER ANALYTICAL CHEMISTS AN Ordinary Meeting of the Society was held at the Chemical Society’s Rooms, Burlington House on Wednesday December 2nd the President Dr. J. T. Dunn, being in the chair, Certificates were read for the first time in favour of:-Albert Green M.C., M.Sc. Ph.D. F.I.C. John Farrar Hardwick B.Sc. A.I.C. Ernest Stephen Hawkins, B.Sc. A.R.C.S. F.I.C. Joseph Robert Johnson F.I.C. M.Inst.M.M. Arthur Pillans Laurie M.A. D.Sc. F.R.S.E. and John Morgan Tucker B.Sc. A.I.C. Certificates were read for the second time in favour of :-Thomas Whittaker Lovett and William Charles Alfred Wise B.Sc. The following were elected Members of the Society :-Charles Hubert Francis Fuller B.Sc.F.I.C. Ganesh Chandra Moitra BSc. Eric Charles Wood B.Sc., A.R.C.S. and Robinson Pearson Wood. The following papers were read and discussed:-“ A Micro-method for the Determination of Uronic Anhydride Groups in Pectic Substances,” by H. W. Buston Ph.D. D.I.C.; “The Composition of Linseed Oil,” by N. E. Cocchinaras, Ph.D.; “Oil from Malayan Alezwites Mofttmza and the Properties of Hong Kong Oil,” by T. Hedley Barry; and “The Calcium Fluoride Method for the Determina-tion of Fluoride with Special Reference to the Analysis of Nickel Plating Solu-tions,” by S. G. Clarke Ph.D. A.I.C. and W. N. Bradshaw B.Sc. NORTH OF ENGLAND SECTION A MEEriNG of the Section was held in Leeds on December 5th 1931. There were 28 present and the Chairman (Mr. C. J. H. Stock) presided. Dr. Dunn President of the Society read a paper on “The Public Analyst axid his Professional Relationships,” in which he stated clearly the principles which he suggested a Public Analyst should maintain drawing illustrations from his own personal experience. Many members took part in the discussion which followed. A resolution of sympathy was passed with the relatives of the late Mr. W. Foulkes Lowe.