Xlii REPORT — 1866. 



Herschel be the Secretary, and that the sum of £50 be placed at their dis- 

 posal for the purpose of publishing the list of radiant-points already deter- 

 mined. 



That it is desii-able to take advantage of the operations of the Palestine 

 Exploration Fund for obtaining connected Meteorological Observations in 

 Palestine ; that a sum of =£50 be placed at the disposal of the Kew Committee 

 for providing the neccssaiy instruments ; and that the following gentlemen 

 be a Committee to Eeport on the results : Mr. J. Glaisher, Lord Wrottesley, 

 Mr. W. Spottiswoode, and Mr. G. Grove. 



That the Committee for reporting on the Transmission of Sound under 

 Water, consisting of Dr. Robinson, Professor Wheatstone, Dr. Gladstone, 

 and Professor Hennessy, be reappointed (with power to add to their number) ; 

 that Professor Hennessy be the Secretary ; and that the sum of <£30 be placed 

 at their disposal for fm'ther experiments. 



That Messrs. W. S. Mitchell, H. Woodward, and Mr. Robert Etheridge be 

 a Committee for the purpose of continuing the investigations of the Alum 

 Bay Leaf-Bed ; and that the sum of £25 be placed at their disposal for the 

 purpose. 



That Sir Charles LyeU, Bart., Professor Phillips, Sir J. Lubbock, Bart., 

 Mr. J. Evans, Mr. E. Vivian, Mr. W. Pengelly, and Mr. G. Busk, be a Com- 

 mittee for the purpose of continuing the exploration of Kent's Hole, Torquay ; 

 that Mr. PengeUy be the Secretary, and that the sum of £100 be placed at 

 their disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. W. S. Mitchell, Mr. Robert Etheridge, and Professor Morris be 

 a Committee for the purpose of investigating the Leaf-beds of Bournemouth 

 and Corfe Castle ; and that the Eossils obtained be placed at the disposal of 

 the Curators of the Museum of Practical Geology for the purpose of their 

 selecting a set for that Museum, and for the British Museum ; that the sum 

 of <£30 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. Busk be appointed to aid the researches of Dr. Leith Adams on 

 the FossU Elephants of Malta ; and that the sum of <£50 be placed at his 

 disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. C. Spence Bate and Professor Phillips be a Committee for the 

 purpose of aiding Mr. Henry Woodward in his Researches on the Fossil 

 Crustacea ; and that the sum of £25 be placed at their disposal for the pur- 

 pose. 



That Dr. E. Perceval Wright and Professor Harkness be a Committee for 

 the purpose of assisting Mr. W. B. Brownrigg in investigating the Fossil 

 Fauna of the Kilkenny Coal-Fields ; and that the sum of £25 be placed at 

 their disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. Robert H. Scott, Dr. Hooker, Mr. E. H.AVhymper, Dr.E. Perceval 

 Wright, and Sir W. C. Trevelyan, Bart., be a Committee for the purpose 

 of exploring the Plant-beds of 'Novth. Greenland, and that a complete set of 

 specimens be placed in the British Museum ; and that the sum of £100 be 

 placed at their disposal for the pur2)ose. 



That Professor Phillips, Professor Huxley, and Mr. H. G. Seeley be a 

 Committee for the purpose of assisting in di'awing up a Report on the pre- 

 sent state of our knowledge of Secondary Reptiles, Pterodactyl cs, and Birds; 

 and that the sum of £50 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. J. Gwyn Jeffreys, Mr. Edward Waller, Professor Wyville Thomson, 

 and Dr. E. Perceval Wright be a Committee for the purpose of exploring the 

 Marine Fauna of the North-west coast of Ireland ; and that the sum of £25 

 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



