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In answer to enquiries we were told that it had not been previously 

 seen to cleanse itself and was thought too youug to do so ; so 

 that its conduct was the more remarkable. 



Beitish Association fok the Advancement of Science. — 

 Mr. A. J. Eeid, on behalf of the East Kent and Dover Societies, 

 attended the meeting of the British Association at Oxford this year. 

 The chief subject under discussion at the Conference was that of 

 " Local museums, their establishment, maintenance, and develop- 

 ment." At this meeting the following resolution was passed : — 

 "That in the opinion of this conference of delegates of the corres- 

 ponding societies of the British Association for the advancement of 

 science, all Natural History Societies should at once communicate 

 with the Technical Instruction Committee of their County Councils, 

 requesting them to grant money for lectures and specimens to illus- 

 trate such lectures, or for demonstrations by competent persons in 

 the museum." Mr. Reid has, as usual, submitted to our Societies 

 a detailed account of the meeting with his suggestions thereon. 



In the Annual Report of 1893, in the list of Societies and 

 Corresponding Societies, and their work, the following papers 

 from our branch are noticed: — G. Dowker, F.G.S., on " Climate," 

 and report on "Excursion to Reculver" ; " Thoughts in a Gravel 

 Pit." Captain McDakin, on "some forms of Chalk Life," and 

 S. Webb on "Climatic Changes," and " Hibernation and Hiber- 

 nating Creatures." These papers, or a digest of them, appeared in 

 the last number of our journal. [Eds.] 



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