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' Erratic Blocks,' Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, and Professor P. F. 

 Kendall. 



' Geological Photographs,' Belfast Naturalists' Field Club, and Professor 

 W. W. Watts. 



' Underground Fauna,' Rev. T. R. R. Stebbing. 



'Variations in the Course of Rivers and Shape of Lakes,' Dr H. R. Mill. 



' Archaeological Survey by Counties,' Woolhope Field Club, and Rev. 

 J. O. Be van. 



' Ethnographical Survey,' Anthropological Institute. 



' Botanical Survey by Counties,' Mr. W. G. Smith. 



' Photographic Record of Plants,' Mr. A. K. Coomara-Swamy." 



In the course of discussion at the first Conference, Dr. 

 Vaughan Cornish suggested that a Report should be presented 

 each year, explaining what had been done by local societies in 

 carrying out suggestions made at the precec'ing Conference. 

 This appeared to be the general desire of the Delegates ; and at 

 the second Conference Captain Dubois Phillips, R.N., moved the 

 following resolution, which was carried unanimously : — 



"That the Corresponding Societies Committee be requested in future to 

 bring before the Conference of Delegates some account of the outcome of the 

 Conference of the preceding year." 



Representatives of most of the Sections of the Association 

 attended the second Conference and explained the kind of work in 

 which their respective Committees might be assisted by local 

 societies. Prof. Watts called attention to the valuable work 

 carried on year after year by the Committee on Geological 

 Photographs ; Prof. Percy Kendall explained the work of the 

 Committee on Erratic Blocks. Dr. Vaughan Cornish pointed 

 out the kind of investigations on Limnology which might be 

 carried on by societies located in the neighbourhood of lakes ; 

 Mr. Henry Balfour advocated the collection of photographs of 

 anthropological and archaeological interest, and enlarged on the 

 value of observing and recording the survival of primitive 

 customs, &c. ; Mr. Harold Wager suggested that assistance 

 might be g'iven to the Committee for investigating the structure 

 of blue-green algae, as also to that appointed to collect, preserve 

 and systematically register photographs of botanical interest ; 

 Prof. Dalby referred to Committees of the Mechanical Section on 

 Screw-threads and on Road Traction, which might possibly 

 receive local assistance ; and Prof. McLeod explained that a 

 Committee of the Chemical Section would be glad to hear of the 



