460 EBPOET— 1887. 



Mr. E. G. Hobbes .... Eochester Naturalists' Club. 



Dr. E. W. Felkin, F.R.G.S. . . Scottish Geographical Society. 



Rev. P. B. Brodie, F.G.S. . . Warwickshire Naturalists' and ArchiBO. 



legists' Field Club. 

 Eev. E. P. Knubley, M.A. . . Yorkshire Naturalists' Union. 

 Mr. J. W. Davis, F.G.S. . . . Yorkshire Geological and Polytechnic 



Society. 



At the first Conference the chair was taken by Dr. A. W. Williamson, 

 LL.D., F.R.S., General Treasurer of the British Association, the Corre- 

 sponding Societies Committee being represented by Captain (now Sir) 

 Douglas Galton, P.R.S., General Secretary o£ the Association, Dr. 

 Garson, Mr. John Hopkinson, F.L.S., and Professor R. Meldola, F.R.S., 

 Secretary. 



The Secretary read the Report of the Corresponding Societies Com- 

 mittee which had been presented to the Council of the Association. 



The Chairman made some remarks explanatory of the objects of the 

 Conference of Delegates, and suggested that among other subjects of 

 investigation in which it might be useful to secure the co-operation of 

 the local Societies was that of injurious insects, already so much studied 

 by Miss E. A. Ormerod. 



The Secretary also made some observations in explanation of the 

 constitution of the Corresponding Societies Committee and the relations 

 existing between the Conference of Delegates and the British Association. 



Some remarks were made by Mr. J. W. Davis and others with re- 

 ference to the advisability of securing the co-operation of the local 

 Societies for the purpose of investigating British barrows and other 

 prehistoric remains. This suggestion had been put forward at the Aber- 

 deen Conference last year by Professor Meldola, and a Committee was 

 about to be formed by Section H for carrying out this object. 



Mr. H. Heywood considered that the relationship now existing 

 between the British Association and the Corresponding Societies had 

 already been of great assistance to the Societies themselves. In the case 

 of his own Society (Cardiff) they had been able to assist one of the 

 committees (erratic blocks) brought tinder the notice of the Aberdeen 

 conference last year. 



Professor Lebour stated that many of the local Societies, such as the 

 North of England Institute, which he represented, were composed of 

 engineers connected with large works, who might make useful investi- 

 gations, which would be facilitated if backed up by the authority of the 

 British Association. For this reason he hoped that other subjects besides 

 natural history, geology, or anthropology would be recognised at the 

 Conferences. 



Captain Galton explained that the object of the Conference of 

 Delegates was to bring the Corresponding Societies into direct communi- 

 cation with all the Committees of the British Association, to which the 

 local Societies or individual members of these might render assistance. 

 This could of course be only effected by degrees, but he suggested that 

 as a preliminary step it might be found useful to place the Delegates on 

 the Committees of those Sections in which they or their Societies had the 

 most interest. 



Dr. Williamson supported this proposition, and the Secretary took 

 down the names of the Delegates to be attached to the various Sectional 

 Committees. 



Professor Hillhouse and Dr. Garson expressed their willingness ^s 



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