REPORTS 
ON THE 
STATE OF SCIENCE. 
Vorresponding Societies Committee.—Report of the Committee, consist- 
ing of Mr. W. Watraker (Charman), Mr. F. W. Rupier 
(Secretary), Rev. J.O. Bevan, Sir Epwarp Brasrook, Dr. Horace 
T. Brown, Dr. VauaHan CornisH, Dr. J. G. Garson, Principal 
K. H. Grirritas, Mr. T. V. Houmes, Mr. J. HopKinson, Professor 
R. Meupoia, Dr. H, R. Mitt, Mr. C. H. Reap, Rev. T. R. R. 
STEBBING, Professor W. W. Warts, and the GENERAL OFFICERS. 
(Drawn up by the Secr-tary.) 
Applications have been received during the past year from six local 
Societies desirous of being brought into correspondence with the British 
Association. The Committee recommends that the following Societies, 
which issue publications containing the results of original scientific inves- 
tigations, should be placed on the list of Affiliated Societies, namely :— 
The Ashmolean Natural History Society of Oxfordshire. 
The Worcestershire Naturalists’ Club. 
It is also recommended that the following bodies be placed on the list 
of Associated Societies, namely :— 
The Maidstone and Mid-Kent Natural History Society. 
The Scarborough Philosophical and Archeological Society. 
The Bournemouth and District Society of Natural Science, 
The School Nature-Study Union. 
With regard to the Inverness Scientific Society, the Haslemere 
Microscope and Natural History Society, and the Ieeds Naturalists’ 
Club, which have hitherto been on the affiliated list, the Committee 
has to report that as these Societies have not published for some time 
past the results of any original work, they should be removed from the 
rank of Affiliated to that of Associated Societies. The latter are not 
necessarily publishing bodies, and do not receive the Annual Report of 
the Association. 
Your Committee has had under consideration a suggestion, made by 
the Delegates at last year’s Conference, with reference to the advisability 
of making application to the British Association for the appointment of a 
