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4. Geographical Co-ordinates in the Valley of the Upper Nile. By E. G. 



Ratenstein, F.R.G.S '. 668 



5. The Resources of Siberia, and the Practicability of the Northern Sea 



Route. By R. Sttlivan 668 



6. Greenland, By Dr. Fridtjof Nansen^ 668 



TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. 



1. Report ol' the Committee for investigating the Geography and Geology 



of the Atlas Ranges in the Empire ot Morocco 668 



2. On the Exploration of the Louisiade and d'Entrecasteaux Islands. By 

 Basil H. Thomsox 668 



3. On the Bahrein Islands in the Persian Gulf. By J. Theodore Bent ... 668 



4. On some remarkable Monuments in the neighbourhood of Tiaret in 

 Algeria. By Colonel Sir Lambert Platfaik, K.C.M.G 668 



6. On Two Models illustrating the Action of the Winds in relation to Ocean 



Ounents. By A. W. Clayden, M.A 669 



€. The North- West Territories of Canada. By J. G. Colmer, C.M.G 669 



7. The South Coast of West Java. By H. B. Guppy, M.B., F.R.S.G.S. ... 669 



Section F.— ECONOMIC SCIENCE AND STATISTICS. 

 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12. 



Address by Professor F. Y. Ebgeworth, M.A., F.S.S., President of the 



Section 671 



1. The Incidence and Effects of Import and Export Duties. By Professor 



C. F. Bastable 696 



2. Index-numbers as applied to the Statistics of Imports and Exports. By 

 Stephen Bourne, F.S.S 696 



FRIDA Y, SEPTEMBER 13. 



1. The Comtist Criticism of Economic Science. By the Rev. W. Cunning- 



ham, D.D., F.S.S 702 



2. On the Present State and Future Prospects of our Coal-supply. By Pro- 

 fessor Edward Hull, LL.D., F.R.S 702 



5. Our AVest African Possessions : their Economic Opportunities and how 

 they are abused and neglected. By II. R. Fox Bourne 702 



SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. 



1. Agricultural Statistics. By William Botlt, M.R.A.S.E 70S 



2. On the Methods of Forecasting the Yield of Crops. By Professor W. 

 Fream, LL.D., B.Sc, F.S.S 703 



3. Improved Dwellings for the Poor. By D. G. Hoet 704 



4. The Increase in Europe and America of Nominal or Fictitious Capital. 



By Hyde Clarke, F.S.S 706 



