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any rate, to narrow the field of operation of the Committee as 

 much as possible consistently with efliciency. 



Dr. T. A. Chapman suggested that reference might be made 

 to the Committee only in those cases where a name was 

 challenged. He went on to refer to the suggestion which 

 M. Oberthiir proposed making at the Congress, that no name 

 should be held valid unless accompanied by a gocd figure. 

 While fully recognising the importance of a good figure, he 

 held that such a setting aside of generally accepted names was 

 out of the question. 



Mr. G. T. Eethune-Baker fully agreed with Dr. Chapman 

 on this question, and pointed out that the acceptance of this 

 proposal would entail the sweeping away of a vast proportion 

 of recognised nomenclature. 



Mr. J. H. DuRRANT observed that the main point really 

 resolved itself into the question "What is a name?" 



The President suggested that the question should be re- 

 opened at the June meeting, with a view to some definite 

 step being taken by the Society. 



Mr. Turner proposed that a small Committee be appointed 

 to consider the subject of Nomenclature and report to the 

 June meeting, with a view to the coming International Con- 

 gress. This was seconded by Mr. A. E. Gibbs, and carried 

 iiem. con. 



The following Fellows were proposed as forming the Com- 

 mittee, and the names being put from the Chair were 

 unanimously accepted : — Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker, Dr. 

 T. A. Chapman, Messrs. J. H. Durrant, H. J. Turner, 

 C. O. Waterhouse and Rev. G. Wheeler, with power to add 

 to their number. 



Wednesday, May 1st, 1912. 

 Mr. A.H. Jones, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Election of a Fellow. 



The Rev. E. Adrian Woodruffe- Peacock, F.L.8., F.G.S. 

 Cadney Yicarage, Bi-igg, Lincolnshire, was elected a Fellow 

 of the Society. 



