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that there was another Society for the protection of ancient 

 buildings, but it had no power to hold buildings as the National 

 Trust could. The National Trust was in close touch with that 

 Society, also with the Selborne, the Commons Preservation, and 

 other Societies. He did not think that there was any danger of 

 overlapping as regards the work of these Societies. A vote of 

 thanks to Mr. Blakiston was then heartily accorded, on the pro- 

 position of the Chairman. 



Section A. 



Mr. G.J. Symons said that the Committee for Seismologicai 

 Observations was badly in want of a home, and would be glad 

 if some ancient building could be allotted to them. 



Section C. 



The Chairman mentioned two investigations in which the 

 local Societies had been of much assistance. The Committee 

 to investigate the Erratic Blocks of the British Isles presented 

 a report this year. The Committee for the Collection, Preser- 

 vation and Systematic Registration of Photographs of Geological 

 Interest, of which he was Secretary, would be glad to receive 

 any contributions of such photographs. They hoped to be 

 able to undertake the publication of typical geological photo- 

 graphs in such a way as to render them easily obtainable by 

 those who could make good use of them. It would greatly 

 help the Committee if local societies would agree to purchase a 

 series of these photographs There was a duplicate collection 

 of prints and lantern slides which could be sent to any local 

 society wishing to exhibit them and to see what kind of work 

 was being done, the only expense incurred by the local society 

 being that of carriage. They proposed, when publishing the 

 photographs to add letterpress descriptions. 



It may be remembered that the duplicate series mentioned 

 by Professor Watts were shown to the Essex Field Club last 

 winter. Those who were present will remember their excellence. 



Section D. 



The Rev. T. R. Stebbing said that the Secretary of that 

 Section recommended the study of the fauna of wells and 

 caverns by the Corresponding o(,cieties. 



