BY the death of Mr. John S. Potter, of Clacton-on-Sea on the 10th of Decem- ber, 1950, and Mr. A. M. Gill, of Weymouth, on the 19th of January, 1951, the Institution has lost two honorary secretaries of stations who have served it for many years. Mr.

Potter was appointed in May, 1929, and Mr. Gill in December, 1938. Both were awarded inscribed binoculars in 1949, as a small mark of the Institu- tion's gratitude..