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Tenth IJcpoit dt'tlio ('omniittw', consistiiiir of Profossor K. Iltrr.i,, Dr. II. W. 

 Crosskey, Captain Douoi.as (Jaltox, Pr(>tt'.>ssor.s J. 1*kkst\vu:ii and 

 G. \. Lv,wn\i, tind Mfssis. Ja.mi;s (Ji.aisiikk, ]<].]{. Maktkx, (?. H. Moimtx, 

 Jamks I'aukkk, \V. l'i:s(ii;i.r.Y, .Iajids I'lant, 1. lioitKiirs, Fox .Stuan-g- 



WAYS, T. S. SrOOKK, (i. J. SY.MONS, W. 'I'opr.HY, TYI.DDN-WKKilir, K. 



\VKTiti;itKi», W. WiHTAKKK, and (J. !•;. Di: Uanci; (Swrotaiv), amxiintod 

 for the purpose of invi'slin;alinir tlio Circulation of I'ndcr^'rouncl Waters in 

 tlio J'l'rnu'ablii l'"orniationrt of I'liij^'laiul and Wales, and tin- (Quantity and 

 Charactt'r of tht* Water sup})lied to various '["owns and Districts from tliosf 

 Pormatiou.s. Jhawn up by C K. De Uanck 06 



Fifth and last U('])ort of tiio Ooniiuittet', consisting' of Dr. 11. C. HuunY, 

 FMt.S., and Mr. (J. K. Vim;, ajipointifd for the purpose of repcn-ting on 

 Fossil Polyzou. Drawn up i»y Mr. Vine 07 



Twelfth Report of the Ooniniittee, consisting of Professors J. Prestwicii, 

 W. DoYo Dawkins, T. McK. llu(iui;s, and T. G. Bonndy, Dr. If. W. 

 Ckosskky (Secretary), Dr. Deane, and Messrs. ('. E. De IIance, 11. G. 

 FoiiDiiAM, J. K. Lee, J). Mackxntosji, W. Penoelly, J. Plant, and U. Fl. 

 TiUDEMAN, api)ointed for tlie purpose of recordin|,' the position, height 

 ahovi^ the sea, li'hological characters, size, and oi'igin of the J'lrratic Blocks 

 of iMigland, Wales, and Ireland, reporting other matters of interest con- 

 nected with the same, and taking measures for tlieir preservation 219 



Repoi't upon the National Geological Surveys of Europe. Dy W. Torr.KT, 

 F.O.S., Assoc. Inst. C.E 221 



Report of the Committee, consisting of Messrs. U. P>. (iRANxhaji, C. E. D:^ 

 Ranci;, J. B. UiiDMAN, W. 'i'oi'i.KY, W. WiiiTAKKR, aud J. W. WOOUALL, 

 with Major-General Sir A. Ci-arki;, Sir J. N. Dou(iiiAss, Captain Sir F. O. 

 Evans, Captain J. Parsons, I'rofessor J. Prestwicii, Captain W. J. E. 

 Wharton, and Messrs. Vl, I'Ivston, J. S. Nalentini;, and E. F. Veunok 

 IIarcoukt, appointed tor the purpose of innuiring into the Rate of Erosion 

 of the Seacoasts of I'higland and \\ ales, and the Inliuence of tiie Artiticial 

 Abstraction of Shingle or other Material in that Action. Drawn up by 

 C. E, De Range and W. Toi'I.ey, Secretaries 238 



Report of the Conunittee, consisting of Professors A. II. Grken aud L. C. 

 Miall and Messrs. JoiiN JjRiu(i and James W. Davis (Secretary), ap- 

 pointed to assist in the E.xploration of the Raysrill Fissure in Eothersdale, 

 Yorkshire 240 



Fourth Report of the Oomnnttee, consisting of Mr. R. Etheridoe, Mr. Thomas 

 Gray, and Professor JoiiN Milne (Secretary), appointed for the purpose 

 of investigating tiie Eartliquake IMieuomena of Japan. Drawn up by the 

 Secretary 241 



Report of the Committee, consisting of Professor Ray Lankester, Mr. P. L. 

 Sclater, Professor M. Foster, Mr. A. Sedgwick, Professor A. M. Mar- 

 shall, Professor A. C. Uaudon, and Mr. Percy Sladen (Secretary), ap- 

 pointed for the purpose of arranging for the occupation of a Table at th« 

 Zoological Station at Naples 262 



Fourth Report of the Committee, consisting of Mr. Sclater, i\Ir. IIowakd 

 Saunderp, and ]Mr. Thiselton-Dyer (Secretary), appointed for the purpose 

 of investigating the Natural History of Timor Laut 203 



Report of the Committee, consisting of Dr. Pye-Smitu, Professor be Cuau- 

 MONT, Professor M. F\)sti;r, Professor IJuunoN Sandkrson (Secretary), and 

 Mr. W. North, appointed for the purpose of investigating the Influence of 

 Rodily I'jxercise on the Elimination of Nitrogen (the e.\periments to be con- 

 ducted by Mr. North). Drawn up by Mr. North 2G6 



