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marine fauna and flora, which, though not on the set programme brought 

 before the second Meeting of the Conference of Delegates, is important 

 local work which but few Societies are in a position to undertake. Seven 

 Societies state that steps are being taken to engage in some of the work 

 suggested by the Association. 



Although the results are but small, and only a small proportion of the 

 Corresponding Societies have given any response to the appeal for co- 

 operation made to them, yet the Committee hope that by mentioning the 

 Societies which have taken part in tlie investigations they were invited to 

 assist in other Societies may be stimulated to activity in future. Many 

 Societies which could have done good local work in several of the subjects 

 suggested for investigation have for some reason or other shown a lack of 

 enterprise which would not have been expected of them ; while others, 

 with fewer facilities, perhaps, have shown commendable energy, which 

 the Committee hope may bring its reward. 



The fifth question has been responded to by but few Societies. The 

 Committee are glad to be able to adopt the suggestion of the Buchan 

 Field Club to discuss the desirability of a Pigmentation Survey of School 

 Children in Ireland as particularly appropriate for the forthcoming 

 Meeting, and have secured the assistance of Mr. Tocher, who has had 

 much practical experience in the investigation of this subject in Scotland, 

 to open the discussion. The other subject to be brought before the 

 Conference will be ' A Plea for an Ordnance Map Index of Prehistoric 

 Remains,' by Mr. C. H. Kead, Keeper of the Ethnographical Department 

 of the British Museum. The Committee are, however, indebted to the 

 Hull Geological Society, the Institute of Mining Engineers, the Astro- 

 nomical Society of Toronto, and the Liverpool Geological Society for 

 valuable suggestions. 



The following Societies having failed to comply with the rules of the 

 Association to make application to be continued on the list of Corre- 

 sponding Societies, the Committee have no alternative but to recommend 

 that in consequence they be for the present removed from the list : — 

 The Cardiff Naturalists' Society, the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural 

 History and Antiquarian Society, the Glasgow Natural History Society, 

 the Liverpool Literary and Philosophical Society, the Malton Field 

 Naturalists' and Scientific Society, and the Penzance Natural History 

 and Antiquarian Society. 



Report of the Confereitce of Delegates of Corresj)oiidiiig Societies 

 held at Belfast, September 1902. 



Chairman . . Professor W. W. Watts, M. A., M.Sc, Sec.G.S. 



Vice-Chairman . Mr. J. H. Merivale, M.A. 



Secretaries . . Dr. J. G. Garson and Mr. E. J. Bles, M.A. 



The Conferences were held on Thursday, September 11, and Tuesday, 

 September 16, at 3 o'clock p.ai., in the Queen's College. 



The following Corresponding Societies nominated Delegates to repre- 

 sent them at the Conferences. The attendance of the Delegates is 

 indicated in the list by the figures 1 and 2 placed in the margin opposite 

 to the name of each Society, and referi-ing respectively to the first and 

 second meetings. Wliere no figure is shown it will be understood that 

 the Delegate did not attend. 



