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The Photographic Section has shown its usual 
enthusiasm for its work, and has been the means of 
adding many new members to the Society. 
The proceedings at the General and Sectional 
Meetings will be found on pages 11-24. 
At the Conference of Corresponding Societies of the 
British Association held this year (July 31st-Aug. 6th) 
at Leicester, Mr.. C. O. Bartrum represented the 
Society as Delegate. His report of the Conference 
will be found on page 25. 
The Annual Congress of the South Eastern- Union 
of Scientific Societies was held at Woolwich in June. 
Our Vice-President, Prof. Silvanus P. Thompson, 
was President of the Congress. Mr Hugh Findon 
attended as Delegate of the Society. His report will 
be found on page 26. 
F#In July, 1906, the suggestion was made by the 
Chief Officer of the Parks Department of the London 
County Council, that the telescope and observatory 
house on the East Heath should be removed, as little 
use appeared to be made of them. The Council of the 
Society, on considering the matter, decided that it was 
advisable to look for a new site, as the present one was 
subject to atmospheric disturbances and was difficult 
and unpleasant of access at night. At about the same 
time a more valuable reflecting telescope, equatorially 
mounted, was generously offered to the Society by 
Dr. Frederick Womack which was worthy of a better 
site. On May 31st, of the past year, therefore, an 
appeal was made to the London County Council to 
allow a small astronomical observatory house to be 
erected in the Flagstaff enclosure, together with some 
