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Torilis vodosa, Lemna irisulca, gison amomvm, September 18th. — Olantioh Towers. 



Phlevm pratense, Bordeum pratensc, Senecio cruci- Fourteen members and friends travelled to 



folius, Zannichellia palustris. Ranunculus circin- Olantigh by brake, and were favoured with perfect 



7iatuSt Apiutn graveolens, etc. weather, although somewhat late in the season. 



The party were met by W. K. S. Erle-Drai, Es<'[., 



July 17th. — Wkitstable. who very kindly conducted the friends over the 



A fair number assembled for this excursion, but picture galleries and grounds. The wealth of 



although it was low water and the party were mag-nificent pictures and curios here found are 



conducted by Mr. Saundersalong the " street " or well known throughout Kent, but to see them was 



rocks jutting out some distance into the water, a revelation to most of us. Hundreds of costly 



nothing of particular interest this year was found, pictures and valuable ornaments, vases, malachite 



it being, perhaps, too early. Mr. Saunders very tables, etc.. are housed here in specially-built 



kindly had the lar^e tank uncovered for us at the galleries, forming what is perhaps a uni^iue 2ollec- 



aquarium under the Theatre, and here the curious tion outside London. After a most cordial vote 



and wonderful anemones, etc., were seen to enjoy of thanks to Mr. Erle-Drax the party returned to 



themselves in the water, and the colours were CanterV-ury, having thoiouj^hly enjoyed the visit 



really very beautiful. After an excellent tea the and the drive. The party included the President 



Canterbury friends returned by train. The party and Mrs. Harvey, Eev. Dr. Greaves, Mr. and Mrs. 



included the President (S. Harvey, Esq.), Mrs. and Hamilton. Mr. Webb and friend from Dover, Miss 



Miss Harvey. Mrs. Husbands. Mrs. Summerville, Shaxby, Mrs. Argrave.Mrs.F.M.Argrave. MissCole 



Miss Hurst, Rev. Dr. Greaves, Miss Abbott, Mr. S. and friend, Mr. Gardner, and the Hon. Secretary 



Saunders, and the Hon. Secretary (Mr. A. Lander). (Mr. A. liander). 



REPORT ON THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES 



OF THE CORRESPONDING SOCIETIES OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION 



FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE— BELFAST, 1902. 



By Arthur S. Reid, M.A., F.G.S., Delegate for East Kent Scientific and Natural History Society. 



Gentlemen, — The British Association met in Belfast this year, and during its meeting Delegates 

 ' f Corresponding Societies were called together in Conference on Thursday, September 11, and on 

 Tues'tay, September 16, under the Chairmanship of Professor W.W. Watts, of Birmingham University. 



At the first meeting of the Conference Professor Watts gave a short opening address, in the 

 course of which he pointed out that this was the only meeting which brought together representatives 

 of local societies for the interchan^^e of ideas, and he hoped that much might be done by mutual 

 example and friendly rivalry. The British Association was also doing a good work by getting 

 together annually the publications of all the Corresponding Societies. He hoped that Delegates 

 would bring up to this annual Conference topics and lines of work which were interesting their own 

 Societies, so that other Societies might benefit thereby. He urged Societies that were handing over 

 their museums to County Councils and other public bodies to retain control over them until the new 

 controlling body had had its efficiency tested. He bore testimony to tht- usefulness of local Societies 

 in introducing the British Association Committees to the individuals who were working at particular 

 points in which these Committees were interested. Ho especially urged the Societies to keep detailed 

 records of any borings or cuttings in their neighbourhood ; these might not seem of much value at 

 the time, but might erentually be of first importance, and "the man en the spot" was the only person 

 who could record these data which were, of necessity, only available tor a short time. He also 

 suggested that members of local Societies might do useful work in studying and recording the 

 relations of their local geology tu landscape feature, and generally keeping " an open eye " on their 

 surroundings. 



The Report was then taken as read. Dr. Garson calling attention to some of its most important 

 features. 



I would urge that, as the E.K.S.N.S. has earned, what I may call, honorable mention for its 

 " Coast Erosion" work, it might equally well do so for "Geological Photoffraphs," and I should like 

 to see our Society figuring: as a yearly contributor to this most useful national record. The material 

 is at hand in the Canterbury district — a rich mine of it^the competent workers are with you — it 

 only remains to start the work and get an earnest worker to take charge of it and keep it going. You 

 will notice that of the seven photographs sent in this year from Kent none are supplied by our Society 

 in sp'te of its photographic memberahip. 



The report was discussed at some length, the chief topics touched upon being the reprehensible 

 inaction of some local Societies, and the failure of their secretaries to either keep in proper touch with 

 the British Association, and so with the march of scientific investigation, or even to submit the B.A. 

 circulars to their Delegates for consideration. The more a local Society arranges to take up and record 

 investigations on the lines laid down by the B.A. Committees the less likely that Society is to become 



