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sidered arrangements made for the convenience and 

 comfort of all. Many important papers have received 

 consideration at the sectional meetings, and the at- 

 tendances have shown the interest taken in the sub- 

 jects covered. 



Visitors on arrival found quite artistic street direc- 

 tion cards attaclicd to tlie lamp-posts and tramway 

 standards, and these, with the capital maps provided 

 on the olificial ticket and bound with the local pro- 

 gramme, gave clear and delinite directions for all. 



The social side of the meeting has not by any means 

 been neglected, but this has been kept quite subor- 

 dinate to the real work — the advancement of science. 

 The Mayor's reception and evening" ]He, held at the 

 Abbev Park on the Thursday evening, and attended 

 bv nearly 3000 persons, was followed by the garden- 

 party given by Sir .Samuel and Lady Faire at Glen- 

 field Frith on the Friday afternoon ; both were largely 

 attended and complete successes. Bands have played 

 each afternoon and evening in the pretty loggia erected 

 adjoining the Town Museum, and this central spot 

 has formed a most pleasant rendezvous. .A reception 

 bv the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society 

 was held here on Tuesday last. 



.Saturdav, as usual, was given up to excursions. 

 The weather in the morning was anything but pro- 

 pitious, and no doubt deterred many from attending; 

 the day, however, proved bright and clear. Charn- 

 wood Forest, Belvoir Castle, Chatsworth, Peter- 

 borough, and a trip over the old Swannington Rail- 

 way proved happy hunting-grounds for scientific 

 pleasure. 



The local executive and its chairman, Mr. Colson, 

 must be congratulated on the efforts made by them 

 for the comfort of the members of the association, and 

 the success which attended their endeavours. 



The report of the council for the year 1906-7 was 

 adopted at the meeting of the general committee on 

 July 31. The following matters are referred to in the 

 report : — 



The council has actod upon the resolution from 

 Section A : — " That, in the opinion of the committee of 

 Section A, it is highly desirable that Sir William Hamil- 

 ton's memoirs on dynamics, on systems of rays, and other 

 memoirs on pure and applied mathematics, should be re- 

 published in accessible form ; and that this resolution, if 

 approved by the council, be communicated to ihe Royal 

 Irish .Academy." A subcommittee of Section A is making 

 inquiries for the purpose of promoting the object in view. 

 A resolution from Section H in regard to the appointment 

 of an inspector of ancient monuments has been considered 

 by the council : — " That the council of the British 

 .Association be asked to impress upon His iMajesty's 

 Government the desirability of appointing an inspector of 

 ancient monuments, fully qualified to perform the duties 

 of his office, with full powers under the Act, and with 

 instructions to report periodically on his work with a 

 view to publication." The council appointed a committee, 

 consisting of Sir John Evans, K.C.B., Sir Edward 

 Brabrook, Mr. Sidney Hartland, Sir Norman Lockyer, 

 K.C.B., and Lord Balcarres, to report on the proposal; 

 and Ihe report of the committee, having been approved 

 by the council, was sent with a covering letter to the 

 Prime Minister on December ic), 1906. Furthermore, the 

 president attached his signature to a memorial upon the 

 same subject drawn up by the council of the Society of 

 .Antiquaries. It is understood that, whilst no immediate 

 action will be taken by His Majesty's Government, the 

 matter is receiving careful consideration by the Prime 

 Minister, with the object of placing all ancient monuments 

 in the United Kingdom under adequate protection and 

 more riTcclive supervision. 



At the second meeting of the general committee on 

 Frid.ay, .August 2, Mr. Francis Darwin. F.R.S., who was 

 nominated by the council to fill the office of president for 

 the year 1907-8, was elected. The Lord Lieutenant, as 

 His Majesty's representative in Ireland, was elected to fill 



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the office of vice-patron for the Dublin meeting next year. 

 The following were elected vice-presidents of the associ- 

 ation for the same meeting : — The Lord Mayor of Dublin ; 

 the Lord Chancellor of Ireland ; H.i\L Lieutenant for the 

 County of Dublin (Earl of Mcath) ; Chancellor of the 

 University of Dublin (Earl of Rosse) ; Chancellor of the 

 Royal University of Ireland (Lord Castletown) ; Provost 

 of Trinity College, Dublin (Dr. Anthony Traill) ; president- 

 of University College, Dublin (Rev. W. Delany) ; Viscount 

 Iveagh ; president of the Royal Dublin Society ; president 

 of the Royal Irish .Academy (Mr. F. A. Tarleton) ; Vice- 

 Chanccllor of the University of Dublin (Mr. Justice 

 Madden) ; Vice-Chancellor of the Royal University of 

 Ireland (Sir Christopher Nixon, Bart.) ; vice-president of 

 the Department of .Agriculture, &c. (Mr. T. W. Russell, 

 M.P.). 



The meeting will be held in the first week in September 

 next year, that is, from Wednesday, September 2, to- 

 Wednesday, September 9, igoS. 



The new members of council elected by the general com- 

 mittee are Dr. Tempest Anderson, Prof. A. R. Forsvth, 

 F.R.S., Mr. D. G. Hogarth, Lieut.-Colonel Prain, F.R.S., 

 and Prof. C. S. Sherrington, F.R.S. 



Subjoined is a svnopsis of grants of monev appro- 

 priated for scientific purposes by the general com- 

 mittee at the Leicester meeting : — 



Section A. — Mathenialical and Pliv 



Science. 



£ 



.Seismological Observations 



Further Tabulation of Bcssel Functions ... 15 o o 



Kites Committee ... ... ... ... ... 25 o o 



Geodetic Arc in Africa ... ... ... ... 200 o c 



Meteorological Observations on Ben Nevis ... 25 o o 



Section B. — Chemistry, 



Wave-length Tables of Spectra ... ... ... 10 o o 



Study of Hydro-aromatic Substances ... ... 30 o o 



Dynamic Isomerism... ... ... ... ... 40 o o- 



Transformation of Aromatic Nitramines ... 30 o o 



Section C. — Geology. 



Fossiliferous Drift Deposits 11 12 o 



Fauna and Flora of British Trias ... ... 10 o o 



Crystalline Rocks of Anglesey ... ... ... 2 17 2 



Faunal Succession in the Carboniferous Lime- 

 stone in British Isles ... ... ... ... 10 o o 



Erratic Blocks 17 16 6 



Predevonian Rocks 10 o o 



Exact Significance of Local Terms ... ... 10 o o 



Palaeozoic Rocks ... ... ... ... ... 15 o o 



Composition of Charnwood Rocks ... ... 10 o o 



Section D. — Zoology. 



Index Animalium ... ... ... ... ... 75 o o 



Table at the Zoological Station at Naples ... 100 o o 



Heredity Experiments ... ... ... ... 10 o o 



Fauna of Lakes of Central Tasmania ... ... 40 o o- 



Section E. — Geogiajthy. 



Rainfall and Lake and River Discharge ... 5 00 



Investigations in the Indian Ocean ... ... 50 o o 



Exploration in Spitsbergen ... ... ... 30 o o 



Section F. — Economic Science and Statistics. 

 Gold Coin.age in Circulation in the United 



Kingdom 600 



Section G. — Engineering. 

 Electrical Standards 



Section H. — Antliropologv. 

 Glastonbury Lake Village ... 

 Excavations on Roman Sites in Britain 

 .Anthropometric Investigations 

 Age of Stone Circles 



Anthropological Photographs 



.Anthropological Notes and Queries 



SO 10 S 



