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for the Analysis of Iron and Steel. (Drawn up by Mr. Thomas Tuenbe, 

 Secretaiy) 50 



Third Report of the Committee, consisting of Professors Tilden and 

 Ramsay and Dr. Nicol (Secretary), appointed for the purpose of inves- 

 tigating the Proparties of Solutions 53 



Third Report of the Committee, consisting of Professors Tilden, McLeod, 

 Pickering, Ramsay, and Young and Drs. A. R. Leeds and Nicoi 

 (Secretary), appointed for the purpose of reporting on the Bibliography of 

 Solution 53 



Report (Provisional) of a Committee, consisting of Professors McLeod and 

 W. Ramsay and Messrs. J. T. Cutstdael and W. A. Shenstone (Secretary), 

 appointed to investigate the Influence of the Silent Discharge of Electricity 

 on Oxygen and other Gases , 54 



Report of the Committee, consisting of Professors Dewae, E. Fkankland, 

 Percy F. Feankland (Secretaiy), and Odling and Mr. Crookes, ap- 

 pointed to confer with the Committee of the American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science with a view of forming a uniform system of record- 

 ing the results of Water Analysis " 55 



Second Report of the Committee, consisting of Dr. Rttssell (Chairman), 

 Dr. A. Richardson (Secretary), Captain Abney, and Professors W. N. 

 Hartley and W, Ramsay, appointed for the investigation of the action of 

 Light on the Hydracids of the Halogens in presence of Oxygen. (Drawn 

 up by Dr. A. Richaedson) 59 



Seventh Report of the Committee, consisting of Mr. R. Etheeidge, Dr. H. 

 WooDWAED, and Professor T. Rupeet Jones (Secretary), on the Fossil 

 Phyllopoda of the Palaeozoic Rocks 63 



Report of the Committee, consisting of Professor W. C. Williamson (Chair- 

 man) and Mr. W. Cash (Secretary), appointed to investigate the Flora of 

 the Carboniferous Rocks of Lancashire and West Yorkshire. (Drawn up 

 by Professor W. C. Williamson) 69 



Report of the Committee, consisting of Mi-. James W. Davis, Mr. W. Cash, 

 Dr. H. Hicks, Mr. Clement Reid, Dr. H. Woodward, Mr. T. Boynton, 

 and Mr. G. W. Lamplugh (Secretary), appointed for the purpose of inves- 

 tigating an Ancient Sea-beach near Bridlington Quay 70 



Fifteenth Report of the Committee, consisting of Drs. E. Hull and 

 H. W. Ceosskey, Sir Douglas Galton, Professor G. A. Lebour, and 

 Messrs. James Glaisheb, E. B. Marten, G. H. Morton, AV. Pengelly, 

 James Plant, J. Peestwich, I. Robeets, T. S. Stooke, G. J. 

 Symons, W. Topley, Tylden-Wright, E. Wetheeed, AV. AVhitakee, 

 and C. E. De Range (Secretary), appointed for the purpose of investigating 

 the Circulation of Underground AA'^aters in the Permeable Formations of 

 England and AVales, and the Quantity and Character of the AVater supplied 

 to various Towns and Districts from these Formations. (Drawn up by 

 C. E. De Range, Reporter) 71 



Report of the Committee, consisting of Dr. H. AVoodwaed (Chairman), Mr. 

 J. Staekie Gardner (Secretary), and Mr. Clement Reid. appointed for 

 the purpose of exploring the Higher Eocene Beds of the Isle of AVight. 

 (Drawn up by the Secretary) 89 



Third Report of the Committee, consisting of Mr. R. Etheridge (Chairman), 

 Dr. H. Woodward, and Mr. A. Bell (Secretary), appointed for the purpose 

 of reporting upon the ' Manure ' Gravels of AVexford. (Drawn up by Mr. 

 A. Bell) 92 



