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RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE. xlvii 
That Sir John Lubbock, Bart., Mr. H. T. Stainton, and the Rev. H. B. 
Tristram be a Committee for the purpose of preparing a record of Zoological 
Literature for the year 1808 ; that Sir John Lubbock be the Secretary, and 
that the sum of £100 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 
That the Metric Committee be reappointed, such Committee to consist of 
Sir John Bowring, The Right Hon. C. B. Adderley, M.P., Mr. Samuel Brown, 
Mr. W. Ewart, M.P., Dr. Farr, Mr. Frank P. Fellows, Professor Frankland, 
Professor Hennessy, Mr. James Heywood, Sir Robert Kane, Professor Leone 
Levi, Professor W. A. Miller, Professor Rankine, Mr. C. W. Siemens, Colonel 
Sykes, M.P., Professor A. W. Williamson, Mr. James Yates, Dr. George Glover, 
Mr. Joseph Whitworth, Mr. J. R. Napier, Mr. H. Dircks, Mr. J. V. N. Bazal- 
gette, Mr. W. Smith, Mr. W. Fairbairn, and Mr. John Robinson ; that Pro- 
fessor Leone Levi be the Secretary, and that the sum of £25 be placed at 
their disposal. 
That the Committee, consisting of Mr. J. Scott Russell, Mr. T. Hawksley, 
Mr. J. R. Napier, Mr. William Fairbairn, and Professor W. J. M. Rankine, 
to analyze and condense the information contained in the Reports of the 
'“Steam-ship Performance ” Committee and other sources of information on 
the same subject, with power to employ paid calculators or assistants, if ne- 
cessary, be reappointed; and that the sum of £30 be placed at their dis- 
posal for the purpose. 
That the Committee, consisting of Mr. W. Fairbairn and Mr. Tait, for con- 
tinuing experiments with a view to test the improvements in the manufac- 
ture of Iron and Steel, be reappointed ; and that the grant of £100 placed 
at their disposal last year and not drawn be renewed. 
That a Committee, consisting of Mr. R. B. Grantham, Mr. W. B. Harding, 
Dr. J. H. Gilbert, and Dr. Angus Smith (with power to add to their number), 
be appointed to report on the treatment and utilization of Sewage; and that 
the sum of £10 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 
Applications for Reports and Researches not involving Grants 
of Money. 
That Lieut.-Col. Strange, Professor Sir W. Thomson, Professor Tyndall, 
Professor Frankland, Dr. Stenhouse, Dr.. Mann, Mr. Huggins, Mr. Glaisher, 
Professor Williamson, Professor Stokes, Professor Fleeming Jenkin, Professor 
Hirst, Professor Huxley, and Dr. Balfour Stewart be a Committee for the 
purpose of inquiring into, and of reporting to the British Association the 
opinion at which they may arrive concerning the following questions :— 
I. Does there exist in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 
sufficient provision for the vigorous prosecution of Physical Research ? 
I. If not, what further provision is needed? and what measures should 
be taken to secure it? 
and that Dr. Robert James Mann be the Secretary. 
That Mr. E. J. Lowe, Professor Frankland, Professor A. W. Williamson, 
Mr. Glaisher, Dr. Moffat, Mr. C. Brooke, Dr. Andrews, and Dr. B. Ward 
Richardson be a Committee for the purpose of promoting accurate Meteoro- 
logical Observations of Ozone ; and that Mr. Lowe be the Secretary. 
That the Committee on Electrical Standards, consisting of Professor 
Williamson, Professor Sir Charles Wheatstone, Professor Sir W. Thomson, 
Professor W. A. Miller, Dr. A. Matthiessen, Mr. Fleeming Jenkin, Sir 
Charles Bright, Mr. J. Clerk Maxwell, Mr. C. W. Siemens, Mr. Balfour 
