492 EEPORT— 1903. 



Reports of Delegates from the Sections, 



The Chairman : The next thing is to hear the Delegate from Section A, 

 who will give us an idea of what is suggested by his committees. 



No response was made, however, nor to the call for the Delegate from 

 Section B ; but the Secretary of the Conference read the following com- 

 munication from Mr. W. Marriott, Assistant Secretary of the Royal 

 Meteorological Society : — 



I should be glad if you would bring to the notice of the Conference 

 of Delegates of Corresponding Societies the fact that the Council of the 

 Ptoyal Meteorological Society have undertaken to furnish for the ' Inter- 

 national Catalogue of Scientific Literature ' the titles of papers bearing on 

 meteorology which are published in the British Isles. 



As this work cannot be complete unless the Society is in possession of 

 all the publications containing meteorological papers, the Council would 

 be glad if the Delegates of Corresponding Societies would assist them in 

 this matter, by requesting all the local scientific Societies printing papers 

 or reports bearing on meteorological subjects to forward a copy of the 

 same to the Royal Meteorological Society, 70 Victoria Street, West- 

 minster, S.W. (if they do not already do so), to insure the titles being 

 included in the ' International Catalogue of Scientific Literature.' 



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Section C, Geology. 



Mr. Lamplugh said : The Section has several Committees at work, 

 and is being greatly aided by the local Societies. The first is the Section 

 for the registration of geological photographs. The second Committee is 

 tliat on the registration of erratic blocks, and there the local Societies 

 send in their reports to the central Committee. In printing the reports 

 of the Committee the Societies are mentioned, together with the amount 

 of work each has done towards the common object. The exploration of 

 the Irish caves is being carried on under the auspices of the local Societies 

 in the same way. Recent explorations at Kirmington, in the East 

 Riding of Yorkshire, were originated by tlie Hull Societies. In all these 

 cases the aid of the local Societies has been very great towards the 

 work of the Section. The work of the Triassic Committee is proceeding 

 on similar lines, and, in fact, in all the Committees of Section C the idea 

 is to get local Societies to aid in the work of the central Committees. 



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Section D, Zoology. 



The Rev. T. R. R, Stebbing said : I may mention, with regard to 

 this Section, that the Committee hope when next year the Association 

 meets in Cambridge a great eflfort may be made for the organisation of 

 zoological science and zoologists in general, and perhaps our Delegates 

 will bear that in mind, and if they have any contribution to oft"er it will 

 be very useful. I have an axe of my own to grind, because for some 

 years past I have been the Committee appointed, through the kindness of 

 the Conference of Delegates, for the investigation of the underground 

 fauna of Great Britain. The subject of well-boring has been already 

 alluded to by Mr. Ackroyd. Well-shrimps can only be got by well, or 

 at least continually boring you and other Associations on this subject. 

 In my own neighbourhood I had to work for some years before I could 



