EECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE. Ixiii 



That Mr. G-wyn JefFrevs, Mr. E. M" Andrew, the Eev. A. Merle Norman, Mr. 

 E. Walker, Dr. W. C. M'^Intosh, and Mr. E. Eay Lankester be a Committee 

 for the purpose of continuing the investigation of the British Marine Inverte- 

 bi'ate Eauna by means of the dredge ; that Mr. Gwyn Jeffi-eys be the Secre- 

 tary, and that the sum of ^100 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Sir John Lubbock, Bart., Mr. H. T. Stainton, and the Eev. H. B. 

 Tristram be a Committee for the purpose of prejwring a record of the pro- 

 gress of Zoology in the year 1867 ; that Sii' John Lubbock be the Secretary, 

 and that the sum of ^100 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. C. Spenee Bate, Mr. Couch, Sir John Lubbock, Bart., Mr. Gwyn 

 Jeffreys, and Mr. Cornish be a Committee for the purpose of exploring the 

 Eaima of the south coast of Devon and Cornwall ; that Mr. C. Spenee Bate 

 be the Secretary, and that the sum of ,£30 be placed at their disposal for 

 the purpose. 



That Mr. G. Busk and Mr. W. Carruthers be a Committee for the purpose 

 of carrying on investigations on Eossil Flora ; that Mr. Carruthers be the 

 Secretary, and that the sum of £25 be placed at their disposal for the pur- 

 pose. 



That Mr, E. Eay Lankester, Mr. Charles Stewart, and Dr. Arthur Gamgee 

 be a Committee for the purpose of investigating Animal Substances with the 

 Spectroscope ; that Mr. E. Eay Lankester be the Secretary, and that the sum 

 of .£15 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Dr. Bennett, Dr. Christison, Dr. Eogers, Dr. Arthur Gamgee, Dr. W. 

 Eutherford, and Dr. Erazer be a Committee for the purpose of carrying on 

 investigations to determine the action of Mercury on the Secretion of Bile ; 

 that Dr. Bennett be the Secretary, and that the sum of <£25 be placed at their 

 disposal for the purpose. 



That Dr. B. W. Eichardson, Professor Humphry, and Dr, Sharpey be a 

 Committee for the purpose of continuing the investigations on the physiolo- 

 gical action of the Methyl Series and allied organic compounds; and that 

 the sum of £25 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Sir E. I. Murchison, Bart., Dr. J. D. Hooker, Captain Sherard 

 Osbora, and Mr. C. E. Markham be a Committee for the purpose of pro- 

 moting the exploration of the interior of Greenland, now in prosecution by 

 Mr. Edward Whymper ; that Mr. C. E. Markham be the Secretary, and that 

 the sum of £100 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That the Metric Committee be reappointed for the purpose of difiPiising 

 knowledge of the relations amongst systems of Moneys, Weights, and Mea- 

 sures, such Committee to consist of Sir John Bowring, The Eight Hon. C. B. 

 Adderley, M.P., Mr. Samuel Brown, Mr. W. Ewart, M.P., Capel H. Berger, 

 Dr. Farr, Mr. Prank P. Fellows, Professor Frauklaud, Professor Hennessy, 

 Mr. James Heywood, Sir- Eobert Kane, Professor Leone Levi, Professor W. A. 

 Miller, Professor Eankine, Mr. C. W. Siemens, Colonel Sykes, M.P., Professor 

 A. W. Wilhamson, Lord Wrottesley, Mr. James Yates, Dr. George Glover, 

 Mr. Joseph Whitwortb, Mr. J. E. Napier, Mr. H. Dircks, Mr. J. V. N. 

 Bazalgette, Mr. W. Smith, Mr. W. Fairbairn, and Mr. John Eobinson ; that 

 Professor Leone Levi be the Secretary, and that the sum of £50 be placed 

 at their disposal for the purpose. 



That the Committee, consisting of Mr. J. Scott Eussell, Mr. T. Hawksley, 

 Mr. J. E. Napier, Mr. William Fairbairn, and Professor W. J. M. Eankine, 

 to analyze and condense the information contained in the Eeports of the 

 "Steam-shipPciformance" Committee and other sources of information on 

 the same subject, with power to employ paid calculators or assistants, if ne- 



