EESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO COUNCIL. IxXlX 



That Mr. Thomas Login's paper " On Eoads and Eailways in Northern 

 India as affected by the abrading and transporting power of Water," be 

 printed in extenso in the Proceedings, 



Resolutions referred to Council by the General Committee at Exeter. 



That the following Eesolntions be referred to the Conncil for consideration 

 and action if it seem desirable : — 



(1) That the Conncil be reqnested to take into their consideration the ex- 

 isting relations between the Kew Committee and the British Association. 



That the full influence of the British Association for the Advancement of 

 Science should at once be exerted to obtain the appointment of a Eoyal Com- 

 mission to consider — 



1. The character and value of existing institiitions and faciUties for 



scientific investigation, and the amount of time and money devoted 

 to such purposes. 



2. What modifications or augmentations of the means and facilities that 



are at present available for the maintenance and extension of 

 science are requisite ; and, 



3. In what manner these can be best sujjplied. 



(2) That Professor E. B. Clifton, Mr. Glaisher, the Master of the Mint, Mr. 

 Huggins, Dr. Matthiessen, Professor W. Hallows Miller, Dr. Balfour Stewart, 

 Lieut. -Col. Strange, and Sir J. Whitworth, be a Committee for the purpose 

 of reporting on Metric Standards, in reference to the communication from 

 Professor Jacobi, appended hereto ; and that the Council be empowered to 

 petition the British Government in the name of the Association if they judge 

 it expedient to do so. 



" The Academy of Sciences of St. Petersbiirgh, observing that the Standard 

 Metric Weights and Measures of the various countries of Eurox)e and of the 

 United States diff'er by sensible, though small, quantities from one another, 

 express the opinion that the continuance of these errors would be highly 

 prejudicial to science. They believe that the injurious effects could not 

 be guarded against by private labours, however meritorious, and they have 

 therefore recommended that an International Commission be appointed by the 

 countries interested, to deal with this matter. They have decided to bring 

 the subject before the Eussian Government, and have appointed a Committee 

 of their own Body, who have drawn up a careful Eeport containing valuable 

 suggestions ; and they have deputed Professor Jacobi to lay this Eeport be- 

 fore the British Association, and to request the Association to take action in 

 reference to it." 



(3) That the Council be requested to ascertain whether the action of Go- 

 vernment in relation to the higher scientific education has been in accordance 

 with the principles of impartiality which were understood to guide them in 

 this matter ; and to consider whether that action has been well calculated to 

 utilize and develope the resources of the country for this end, and to favour 

 the free development of the higher scientific education. That the Council 

 be requested to take such measures as may appear to them best calculated to 

 carry out the conclusions to which they may be led by these inqiiiries and 

 deliberations. 



(4) That the rules under which Members are admitted to the General Com- 

 mittee be reconsidered. 



