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Secretaries of Sections D and H respectively to propose Delegates as 

 members of the Sectional Committees. 



Mr. Hopkinson suggested that among other methods of promoting 

 work among local Societies it might be found advantageous for the 

 Delegates themselves to make suggestions at the Conference which might 

 lead, through the proper channels, to the formation of new Committees 

 by the British Association. He stated that his own Society (Hertford- 

 shire) had already rendered material assistance to the Erratic Block Com- 

 mittee of the Association, and they hoped to render similar service to the 

 Underground Water Committee. 



The following resolution, framed with the object of keeping the 

 Corresponding Societies informed of the work being done by the Bx-itish 

 Association Committees, was moved by Dr. Garson, seconded by Captain 

 Galton, and passed unanimously : — 



' That the Secretary of the British Association be requested to send a 

 list of the several Committees appointed by the Association to each of 

 the Delegates of the Corresponding Societies, or to the Secretaries of 

 these Societies, as soon as possible after the meeting of the Association, 

 together with a copy of the proceedings of the meetings of the Conference 

 of Delegates.' 



At the second Conference the chair was taken in the absence of 

 Dr. Williamson by Professor Boyd Dawkins, F.R.S., the Corresponding 

 Societies Committee being represented by Dr. Garson, Mr. John Hopkin- 

 son, F.L.S., and the Secretary, Professor R. Meldola, F.R.S. 



The Secretary read the minutes of the proceedings of the first Con- 

 ference, and it was stated that, in accordance with the decision then 

 arrived at, the Delegates had been placed on the respective Sectional 

 Committees as ' Delegate Members. ' 



The Chairman directed attention to the kind of work which might be 

 done at the Conferences, stating that, as a member of the Council of the 

 British Association, he knew that the Association was anxious to con- 

 solidate the work of the local Societies. He suggested that the best 

 mode of procedure would be to take the different Sections aeriatim and 

 hear the recommendations forwarded by the Committees of these Sections, 

 together with suggestions by the Delegates respecting the lines of in- 

 vestigation in which the local Societies could take part. 



Sections A and B. 



No recommendations from the Committees of these Sections having 

 been forwarded to the Secretary of the Conference, the Chairman invited 

 suggestions from the Delegates. 



Luminous Meteors. — Mr. F. T. Mott suggested that much nsefal work 

 might be done if the local Societies would undertake to record system- 

 atically the appearance, position, direction, &c., of luminous meteors. 



The Secretary stated that a Committee of the British Association was 

 for many years in existence for the purpose of carrying out these obser- 

 vations, but, for some reason unknown to him, the Committee appeared 

 now to have ceased its labours. 



Magnetic and Tidal Observations. — Mr. J. Martin White suggested 

 that some of the local Societies which were favourably situated for the 

 purpose might undertake systematic observations of local tidal and 

 magnetic phenomena. 



