13908 THE LONDON GAZETTE, 18 NOVEMBER, 1»»10J or gratuities on retirement for Chaplains and . Sir Walter iMorley Fletcher, Knight Com- Lay Clerks, and for contributing to pensions mander of Our Most Excellent Order of the for the Organist or the Schoolmaster. British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Society; " The Warden and Fellows may at any time, Sir Horace D'arwin, Knight Commander of and from time to time, at any Stated General Our Most Excellent Order of the British Meeting, appoint a Precentor for such period Empire, Fellow of the Royal Society; as they shall think fit. "The appointment, removal, remuneration, Sir Henry Alexander Miers, Knight, Fellow and duties of the Chaplains, Academical and of the Royal Society, Vice-Chancellor of the Lay Clerks, and Choristers, and of the Pre- University of Manchester; centor, if any, shall be regulated by By-laws Sir John Hubert Oakley, Knight, Past- to be made by the Warden and Fellows at any President of the Surveyors' Institution; Stated General Meeting, which By-laws may William Henry Bragg, Esquire, Commander be repealed and altered from time to time in of Our Most Excellent Order of the .British the same manner as other By-laws of the Col- Empire, Fellow of the Royal Society, Quain lege. Until such By-laws shall have been Professor of Physics in the University of made, the existing Statutes and Emulations London; relating to the appointment, removal, re- George Macaulay Trevelyan, Esquire, muneration, and duties of the Chaplains, Lay Officer of Our Most Excellent Order of the Clerks, Choristers, and Precentor shall ihave the British Empire; force of By-laws made under this clause." Emily Penrose, Spinster, Officer of Our The Seal of the College affixed in the presence Most Excellent Order of the British Eimpire, of the undermentioned witnesses, the llth day Master of Arts, Principal of Somerville of November, 1919. College, Oxford; . J. B. M&ifle, Sub-Warden. William George Stewart Adams, Esquire, E. H. Hayes, Gladstone Professor of Political Theory and H. L. Institutions, Oxford; Hugh Kerr Anderson, Esquire, Master of Arts, D'octor of Medicine, Fellow of the Royal Society; Master of the Horse's Office, Blanche Athena dough, Spinster, Vice- Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace, Principal of Newnfiam College, Cambridge; llth November, 1919. Herbert Mansfield Cobb, Esquire, Fellow and Member of the Council of the Surveyors' The KING has been graciously pleased to Institution; appoint Henry P. Hunloke, Esq., to be Page of Honour to His Majesty, vice Richard Montague Rhodes James, Esquire, Doctor Dawnay, Esq., resigned. of Letters, Fellow of the Royal Society; . Albert Mansbridge, Esquire; and Arthur Schuster, Esquire, Fellow and Sec- retary of the (Royal Society, Honorary Pro- Whiteludl, November 15, 1919. fessor of Physics of the University of Man- The KING has been pleased to issue a Com- chester; mission under His Majesty's Royal Sign Greeting! Manual to the following effect:— Whereas We have deemed it expedient that a Commission should forthwith issue to con- GEORGE R.I. sider the applications which have been made GEORGE THE FIFTH, by the Grace of 'God, of by the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge the United Kingdom of Great Britain and for financial assistance from the State and for Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond this purpose to inquire into the financial re- the 'Seas King, Defender of the Faith, to sources of the Universities and of the Colleges and Halls therein, into the administration and Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Coun- application of those resources, into the govern- sellors : — ment! of the Universities, and into the relations of the Colleges and Halls to the Universities Herbert Henry Asquith; and to each other, and to make recommenda-

Rowland Edmund1, Baron Erniea :' tions : Robert, Baron Chalmers, Knight Grand Now know ye that We, reposing great trust Cross of Our Most Honourable Order of the and confidence in your knowledge and ability, Bath, late 'Secretary to the Treasury; have authorized and appointed, and do by these Presents' authorize and appoint you the Gerald William Balfour; said Herbert Henry Asquith (Chairman); Sir John Allsebrook Simon, Knight Com- Rowland1 Edmund, Baron Ernie; Robert, mander of the Royal Victorian Order; and Baron Chalmers;; Gerald William Balfour; Sir Arthur Henderson; and John Allsebrook Simon; Arthur Henderson; Edward Gerald Strutt; Thomas Banks Strong; Our Trusty and Well-beloved: — Sir Howard Frank; 'Sir Walter Morley Edward 'Gerald 'Strutt, Esquire (commonly Fletcher; Sir Horace Darwin; Sir Henry calleH the Honourable Edward Gerald Strutt); Alexander Miers; Sir John Hubert Oakley; William Henry Bragg; George Macaulay Thomas Banks Strong, Knight Grand Cross Trevelyan; Emily Penrose; William George of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Stewart Adams; Hugh Kerr Anderson; Empire, Doctor in Divinity, Dean of Christ Blanche Athena dough; Herbert Mansfield Church, Oxford; Cobb; Montagu'e Rhodes James; Albert Mams- Sir Howard Frank, Knight Commander of bridge and Arthur Schuster to be Our Com- Our Most Honourable Order of the Bath; missioners for the purposes of the said inquiry.