lxii REPORT—1883. 
for the purpose of co-operating with Mr. E. J. Lowe in his project of 
establishing a Meteorological Observatory near Chepstow on a permanent 
and scientific basis, and that the sum of 25]. be placed at their disposal 
for the purpose. 
That Mr. James N. Shoolbred and Sir William Thomson be a Com- 
mittee for the purpose of reducing and tabulating the Tidal Observations 
in the English Channel made with the Dover Tide-gauge, and of connect- 
ing them with observations made on the French coast; that Mr. Shool- 
bred be the Secretary, and that the sum of 10/. be placed at their disposal 
for the purpose. 
That Professor G. H. Darwin and Professor J. C. Adams be a Com- 
mittee for the Harmonic Analysis of Tidal Observations ; that Professor 
Darwin be the Secretary, and that the sum of 451. be placed at their 
disposal for the purpose. 
That Professors Odling, Huntington, Dewar, Liveing, Schuster, and 
Hartley be a Committee for the purpose of investigating by means of 
Photography the Ultra-violet Spark-spectra emitted by Metallic Elements, 
and their combinations under varying conditions ; that Professor W. N. 
Hartley be the Secretary, and that the sum of 10/. be placed at their dis- 
posal for the purpose. 
That Mr. R. Etheridge, Mr. T. Gray, and Professor J. Milne be re- 
appointed a Committee for the purpose of investigating the Harthquake 
Phenomena of Japan; that Professor J. Milne be the Secretary, and that 
the sum of 751. be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 
That Professor W. C. Williamson, Mr. T. Hick, and Mr. W. Cash be 
reappointed a Committee for the purpose of investigating the Fossil 
Plants of Halifax ; that Mr. W. Cash be the Secretary, and that the sum 
of 15/. be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 
That Dr. H. C. Sorby and Mr. G. R. Vine be reappointed a Committee 
for the purpose of reporting on the British Fossil Polyzoa; that Mr. G. 
R. Vine be the Secretary, and that the sum of 10/. be placed at their dis- 
posal for the purpose. 
That Professors J. Prestwich, W. Boyd Dawkins, T. McK. Hughes, 
and T. G. Bonney, Dr. H. W. Crosskey, Dr. Deane, and Messrs. C. EH. 
De Rance, H. G. Fordham, J. E. Lee, D, Mackintosh, W. Pengelly, J. 
Plant, and R. H. Tiddeman be reappointed a Committee for the purpose 
of recording the position, height above the sea, lithological characters, 
size, and origin of the Erratic Blocks of England, Wales, and Ireland, 
reporting other matters of interest connected with the same, and taking 
measures for their preservation; that Dr. Crosskey be the Secretary, and 
that the sum of 101. be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 
That Mr. R. Etheridge, Dr. H. Woodward, and Professor T. R. 
Jones be reappointed a Committee for the purpose of reporting on the 
Fossil Phyllopoda of the Palxozoic Rocks ; that Professor T’. R. Jones be 
the Secretary, and that the sum of 15/. be placed at their disposal for the 
urpose. 
: hat Professor EK. Hull, Dr. H. W. Crosskey, Captain Douglas Galton, 
Professors J. Prestwich and G. A. Lebour, and Messrs. James Glaisher, 
E. B. Marten, G. H. Morton, James Parker, W. Pengelly, James Plant, I.’ 
Roberts, Fox Strangways, T. S. Stooke, G. J. Symons, W. Topley, Tylden- 
Wright, E. Wethered, W. Whitaker, and C. E. De Rance be a Com-- 
mittee for the purpose of investigating the Circulation of the Underground 
Waters in the Permeable Formations of England, and the Quality and 
