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BEPORT — 1888. 



£ s. d. 



Sea Beach near Bridlington... 20 



EflEect of Occupations on Phy- 

 sical Development 25 



Magnetic Observations 15 



Methods of Teaching Chemis- 

 try 10 



Uniform Nomenclature in 



Mechanics 10 



Geological Record 50 



Migration of Birds 30 



Depth of Frozen Soil in Polar 



Regions 5 



£ s. d. 

 Circulation of Underground 



Waters 5 



Standards of Light 79 2 3 



Electrical Standards 2 6 4 



Peradeniya Botanical Sta- 

 tion 50 



Erosion of Sea Coasts 10 



Electrolysis 30 



£1511 5 



General Meetings. 



On Wednesday, September 5, at 8 p.m., in the Drill Hall, Sir H. E. 

 Roacoe, M.P., D.C.L., LL.D., Ph.D., F.R.S., F.C.S., resigned the office of 

 President to Sir F. J. Bramwell, D.C.L., F.R.S., M.Inst.C.E., who took 

 the Chair, and delivered an Address, for which see page 1. 



On Thursday, September 6, at 8.30 p.m., a Soiree took place in the 

 Assembly Rooms. 



On Friday, September 7, at 8.30 p.m , in the Drill Hall, Professor 

 W. B. Ayrton, F.R.S., delivered a Discourse on ' The Electrical Trans- 

 mission of Power.' 



On Monday, September 10, at 8.30 p.m., in the Drill Hall, Pro- 

 fessor T. G. Bonney, D.Sc, LL.D., F.R.S., F.S.A., F.G.S., delivered a 

 Discourse on ' The Foundation Stones of the Earth's Crust.' 



On Tuesday, September 11, at 8 p.m., a Soiree took place in the 

 Assembly Rooms. 



On Wednesday, September 12, at 2.30 p.m., in the Assembly Rooms, the 

 concluding General Meeting took place, when the Proceedings of the 

 General Committee and the Grants of Money for Scientific purposes 

 were explained to the Members. 



The Meeting was then adjonrned to Newcastle-upon-Tyne. [The 

 Meeting is appointed to commence on Wednesday, September 11, 1889.] 



