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ECONOMIC INQUIRIES AND STUDIES

XIII.

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THE UTILITY OF COMMON STATISTICS.
N commencing our lahours for another session, we
I are painfully reminded that during the past twelve
months the Society has sl1stained two heavy losses, in
the death of Mr. Newmarch and Professor Jevons.
At a meeting like the present, some tribute is due to
the memory of these distinguished members. To sOme
extent a record of Mr. Newmarch's death and services
has already been preserved in our proceedings, but
something, I feel, ought also to be said at this in-
augural meeting, considering his many and diversified
statistical labours, and the length of. the period during
which he was identified with us, first as Secretary and
Editor of the .. Journal," and afterwards as President.
The death of Professor J evons"-all the more to be
regretted as a lamentable accident-has occurred since
the last meeting of last session) and this is the first
opportunity we have had of paying a tribute to his
memory.
With regard to Mr. Newmarch, it will be unnecess-
ary to go over the record of his life in detail, or to
enumerate his various works; of these a very full
account will be found in the March number of the
" Journal" of this year. \Vhat I should like to do
now is to put on record the special consideration in
I Inaugural Address as President of the Statistical Society. De-
livered on Tuesday. list November, .'88z.
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