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centre for the scientific study of the physical types, 

 ian^fcjuages, beHefs, and customs of the aboriginal peoples." 

 ll. To recommend the council to urge the Dominion 

 Government to include in the schedules of the next 

 Canadian census full inquiries as to precise place of origin, 

 native language, previous status and occupation, j'ear of 

 immigration, and such other information as may bo 

 deemed of scientific value for the study of the effects of 

 the Canadian environment upon immigrants of European 

 origin. 



The resolution was referred to the Canadian Geo- 

 logical Survey by the Privy Council, and in the course 

 of a reply the director of the survey, Mr. R. W. Brock, 

 stated that the Government had shown appreciation 

 of the value of the work by enabling the survey three 

 years ago to make a beginning in the direction indi- 

 cated. An ethnologist is at present living with the 

 Eskimo in the Arctic, and a preliminary report on 

 his observations appeared in the Geological Survey 

 summary report for 190S. With the assistance of the 

 Canadian archsological societies and the support 

 which the British Association gave in its resolution, 

 the director expressed strong hopes that something 

 worth while may be accomplished along these lines. 



It was subsequently reported to the council bv the 

 general officers that information had reached them 

 that the Doininion Government of Canada had autho- 

 rised the payment of the salary of an ethnologist for 

 the Dominion, and also a grant for the collection of 

 ethnological material. This may be regarded as a 

 direct outcome of the representations made by the 

 British Association. 



The important question of the relationship of the 

 sections generally, and the possible desirability of a 

 new subdivision and the incorporation of new subjects 

 was referred to the council by the general committee 

 at Winnipeg. A committee was appointed 'by the 

 council to consider the matter, and ainong its recom- 

 mendations were (i) that the title of Section A be 

 changed to " Mathematics, Physics, and Astronomy 

 (including Cosmical Physics)"; (2) that the question 

 of the combination of geology and geography into one 

 section of two departments should receive further con- 

 sideration ; (3) that there should be a permanent sub- 

 section of agriculture, attached to a particular section 

 annually, such as cheinistry, economic science, and 

 botany. The proposed changes did not, however, 

 meet with the approval of the general coinmittee. 

 It was resolved at the meeting of this committee on 

 September 2 that the present title of Section A should 

 remain unaltered, that Sections C and E should not 

 be combined, and that the question of the sub-section 

 of agriculture should be referred back to the council. 



.Sir William Ramsay was nominated by the coun- 

 cil to fill the office of president of the association for 

 next year's meeting at Portsmouth, and his nomina- 

 tion was confirmed by the general committee. At the 

 meeting of this committee on September 2 an invita- 

 tion from Dundee to visit that city in 1912 was 

 unaimouslv accepted. \n invitation to meet in the 

 capital cities of Australia was conveyed by Sir George 

 Reid, High Cominissioner of the Commonwealth, and 

 Prof. Orme Masson. The proposal was that the asso- 

 ciation should spend a few days each in .Adelaide, 

 Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. The general com- 

 mittee was informed that the Commonwealth Govern- 

 ment has voted 10,000/., which is earmarked for over- 

 sea expenses, and that the contributions of the several 

 States will include free railway travelling. The mini- 

 mum time needed for the visit, including the journey 

 out and home, will be about three months. .After 

 discussion, it was proposed by Sir William Ramsay 

 that the invitation should be accepted for 1914. The 

 resolution was seconded by Prof. H. B. Dixon and 

 carried by the general committee. 

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On Tuesday afternoon a special degree congregation 

 was held at the University, when the Duke of Nor- 

 folk, as Chancellor of the University, conferred 

 honorary degrees upon the following distinguished 

 visitors and two leading Sheffield men— the Lord 

 Mayor (Earl Fitzwilliam) and Sir Joseph Jonas : — 

 LL.D. : The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of Sheffield 

 (Earl Fitzwilliam). D.Sc. : Mr. W. Bateson, F.R.S., 

 Prof. T. G. Bonnev, F.R.S., Sir William Crookes, 

 F.R.S., Mr. Francis Darwin, F.R.S., Prof. T. W. 

 Rhvs Davids, Sir .Archibald Geikie, K.C.B., F.R.S., 

 Prof. E. W. Hobson, F.R.S., Sir Oliver Lodge, 

 F.R.S., Sir Norman Lockyer, K.C.B., F.R.S., Dr. 

 H. A. Miers, F.R.S., Sir William Ramsay, K.C.B., 

 F.R.S., Prof. C. S. Sherrington, F.R.S., Sir J. J. 

 Thomson, F.R.S. D.Eng. : Sir Joseph Jonas, J. P., 

 Sir W. H. White, K.C.B., F.R.S. D.Met. : Mr. J. E. 

 Stead, F.R.S. 



Subjoined. is a synopsis of grants of inoney appro- 

 priated for scientific purposes at the Sheffield meeting : 



Section A.— Mathematical and Physical Science. 



£ 



lurner. Prof. H. H. — Seismological Observations 60 



Shaw, Dr. W. N. — Upper Atmosphere 25 



Preece, Sir VV. H. — Magnetic Observations at Fal- 

 mouth 25 



Gill, Sir David. — Establishing a Solar Observatory in 



Australia 50 



Gill, Sir David. — Grant to the International Com- 

 mission on Ph}'sical and Chemical Constants 30 



Section B. — Chemistry. 

 Divers, Prof. E. — Study of Hydro-aromatic Substances 20 



.Armstrong, Prof. H. E. — Dynamic Isomerism 25 



Kipping, Prof. F. S. — Transformation of Aromatic 



Nitroamines 15 



Kipping, Prof. F. S. — Electro-analysis 15 



Arnold, Prof. J. O.— Influence of Carbon, &c., , on 



Corrosion of Steel 15 



Section C. — Geology. 



Harker, Dr. .\. — Crystalline Rocks of Anglesey.... 2 



Tiddeman, R. H. — Erratic Blocks 10 



Lapworth, Prof. C. — PalfEozoic Rocks 10 



Watts, Prof. W. W. — Composition of Charnwood 



Rocks 2 



Watts, Prof. W. W. — Igneous and Associated Sedi- 

 mentary Rocks of Glensaul 15 



Bourne, Prof. G. C. — Mammalian Fauna in Miocene 



Deposits, Bugti Hills, Baluchistan 45 



Section D. — Zoology. 



Woodward, Dr. H. — Index .Animalium 75 



Hickson, Prof. S. J. — Table at the Zoological Station 



at Naples 75 



Shipley, Dr. A. E. — Feeding Habits of British Birds... 5 



Shipley, Dr. A. E. — Belmullet Whaling Station 30 



Bourne, Prof. G. C. — Mammalian Fauna in Miocene 



Deposits, Bugti Hills, Baluchistan 30 



Section E. — Geography. 

 Chisholm, G. G. — Map of Prince Charles Foreland ... 30 



Herbertson, Prof. A. J. — Equal Area Maps 20 



Section F. — Economic Science and Statistics. 



Cannan, Prof. E. — Amount and Distribution of Income 5 



Section G. — Engineering. 



Preece, Sir W. H. — Gaseous Explosions 90 



Section II. — Anthropology. 



Munro, Dr. R. — Glastonbury Lake Village 5 



Myres, Prof. J. L. — Excavations on Roman Sites in 



Britain 10 



Read, Ci H.— .Age of Stone Circles 30 



Read, C. H. — Anthropological Notes and Queries 40 



Munro, Dr. R. — .Artificial Islands in Highland Lochs 10 

 Section I. — Physiology. 



Schafer, Prof. E. A.— The Ductless Glands 40 



Sherrington, Prof. C. S. — Body Metabolism in Cancer 6 



