they are unwilling to adopt, and conceive it might eventually tend to the hindrance, rather than the furtherance of the Publication."

At a meeting of the Commissioners appointed by Acts of Parliament for the discovery of the Longitude at sea, &c. which was held at the Admiralty on the 5.^th of December 1795

Present.

Earl Spencer      ...First lord of the Admiralty Sir Joseph Banks Bar.^t      ...President of the Royal Society Rev.^d D.^r Maskelyne      ...Astronomer Royal Rev.^d D^r Hornsby      ...Savilian Prof.^r of Ast.^y Oxford. Rev.^d D.^r Shepherd      ...Plumian Prof.^r of Ast.^y Camb. S.^r Andrew Snape Hammond Bar.^t       Comptroller of the Navy. The Rev.^d M.^r Lax      ...Loundes Prof^r of Ast.^y Camb.

M.^r Wales, nominated by Earl Spencer, was chosen secretary to the Board.

M.^r Gilpin's services as keeper of the Boards instruments were taken into consideration: Resolved that M.^r Gilpin be paid fifty five Guineas, that is, after the rate of five Guineas a year for his past services; and after the rate of ten pounds a year in future for taking care of the instruments, and making trial of such instruments