IlKPOUT OK THE f'ODNClL. 



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confiiiiicd, t.lioupjli oil a Hoiiicwliafc (lUr«'roiifc footiiitj, it was ooiiNulored 

 iicoilloHs to proceed lurllior in tlio Jiiattcr. 



(4) Tiiat the C^ounoil of tho Uritisli Association bo retiucated to com- 

 niniii(!ato iit (lie carliost opporf unity with tlw! I*]xuciitiv(» ( 'oiiunitti'o of tlio 

 liitornatioiial l"'ishori('s Kxliibitioii, in order to iir^'e '.{ion that body the 

 appropriation of a sufficiont sum out of the snrplus funds reniainintr in 

 tlioir hands iit tlio closo of the I'Jxhibition, to found a hiborafory on tho 

 British Coast for the study of .\rariiio Zoohigy ; and to point out, as a 

 reason for such appropriation, the j;;reat value to science, and to tho 

 jirospcrity of tlie fisheries industries, of sueli an institution. 



A eoiiiniiinieation was (hily niacUi (o tlie Kxeeutive Comnutteo of tho 

 International Fisheries Exhibition, but there does not seem any prospect 

 of such an iippropriation of the surplus funds. 



'flu; Council have been informed that, tiiroii<fli nii inadvertence, tho 

 resolution of tho Sectional Corainittee recommending the reappointment 

 of the Committee on Screw (lan^e.^ was not transmitted to tlu; Secretary 

 in time to bo considered by the Committee of liecommendiit.ion.s, and ,so 

 did not receive tho sanction of the General C'ommitteo. Tho Council, 

 having regard to the importanee of the work carried on by that Coni- 

 raittee, have rc^quested them, tluHmgh their Secretary, to continue their 

 labours and make a report as if duly appointed. The Council ask that 

 this action of tlieirs be sanctioned, and that tiie above-named report bo 

 received and printed among tlu^ reports of the committees duly appointed. 



The report of the Committee on Local Scientific Societies, mentioned 

 in the report of tho Council presented at the Southport meeting, has been 

 printed in the volume for 18H3; and the Couiuiil, believing that the sug- 

 gestions made therein will be for the advantage of the Association, have 

 considered the .alterations which their adopticm would make necessary in 

 the rules. It is proposed to reserve the consideration of this question by 

 the General Committee for the meeting to be held in liOndoii in November. 

 The following are the alterations which will be necessary : — 



No. I — In Rules, General Committee, Class B. — Teraporaiy ^lembers. 

 To replace the first clause (The President .... representing 

 him) by the following: ' Delegates nominated by the Con-espond- 

 ing Societies under the conditions hereinafter explained.' 



No. II. — To insert in liiilcs, between the sections headed respectively 

 Committt'e of Tter.onuiieiulatiuns and Local Ooinviilttee^ tho following 

 sections : — 



CorresponiUng Societies. 



' (1.) Any Society is eligible to be placed on the List of Corresponding 

 Societies of the Association which undertakes local scientific investiga- 

 tions, and publishes notices of the results. 



' (2.) Applications may be made by any Society to be placed on the 

 List of Corresponding Societies. Application must bo addressed to the 

 Secretary on or before the first of June preceding the annual meeting at 

 which it is intended they should be considered, and must be accompanied 

 by specimens of the publications of the results of the local scientific 

 investigations recently undertaken by the Society. 



' (3.) A Corresponding Societies Committee shall be annually nomi- 

 nated by the Council and appointed by the Genei-al Committee for the 

 purpose of considering these applications, as well as for that of keeping 



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