RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE. Ixiii 



Resolui'ions referred io the Council for consideration and action if it 



seem desirable. 



That the discontimiance of the maiutenance of Kew Observatory by the 

 British Association having been determined on, the President and Council bo 

 authorized to communicate with the President and Council of the Poyal 

 Society, and with the Government, so that the future use of the Buildings 

 may in 1872 be placed at the disposal of the Eoyal Society, in case the Royal 

 Society should desire it, under the same conditions as those Buildings are 

 at present held by the British Association. 



That the Council be empowered to cooperate with the Eoyal and Astrono- 

 mical Societies, in the event of a new application being made to Government, 

 to aid in the observation of the Solar Eclipse of December 1870. 



That the Council be requested to take such steps as they deem wisest, in 

 order to urge upon Government the importance of introducing Scientific In- 

 struction into the Elementary Schools throughout the Country. 



That the Council of the British Association be authorized, if it should 

 appear to be desirable, to urge upon Her Majesty's Government the expedi- 

 ency of proposing to the Legislature a measure to insure the introduction of 

 the metric system of weights and measures for international purposes. 



That it is inexpedient that new Institutions for the teaching of Science, 

 pure or applied, such as the proposed Engineering College for India, should 

 be established by Government, imtil the Eoyal Commission now holding an 

 inquiry into the Eelation of the State to Scientific Instruction shall have 

 issued their Eeport. That the Council of the British Association be requested 

 to consider this opinion, and should they see fit, to urge it upon the atten- 

 tion of Her Majesty's Government. 



Synopsis of Grants of Money appropriated to Scientific Pmposes by 

 the General Committee at the Liverpool Meeting in Sep)temher 1870. 

 The names of the Members who would be entitled to call on the 

 General Treasurer for the respective Grants are prefixed. 



Kew Observatory. £ g. d. 



Tlic Council. — Maintaining the Establishment of Kew Obser- 

 vatory GOO 



Mathematics and Pliysics, 



*Brookc, Mr.— British Rainfall 50 



*Thomson, Professor Sir W. — Underground Temperature .... 150 



Carried forward .£800 



* Reappoihtcd. 



