RESEARCH COMMITTEES. CXXXIX 



2. Not reedring Grants of Money — continued. 



Communications ordered to he j)rinted in extenso. 



The Theory of Wave-motion, by Professor Horace Lamb, and the Discussion 

 thereon. 



Colloid Chemistry. By Professor H. R. Procter. 

 Fatigue. By Dr. MacDougall. 



Resolutions referred to the Council for consideration, and, if desirable, 



for action. 



From Sections A and E jointly. 



That the Council should approach the Board of Agriculture with a view of 

 ascertaining whether it is not possible for the Director-General of the Ordnance 

 Survey of Great Britain and Ireland to undertake the remeasurement of the two 

 principal arcs (meridional and longitudinal) as part of the current work of his 

 Department. 



From Section A. 



That the Committee of Section A has received with interest information respect- 

 ing the Meteorological and Astronomical Observatory at Bulawayo, and desires the 

 Coixncil to inform the Chartered Company of the importance from the scientific 

 point of view attached to the continuance of the observations, and to express the 

 hope that the Chartered Company will see its way to continue its financial support 

 to the Observatory. 



From Section D. 



That the Council be requested to communicate a Resolution of Section D rel&ting 

 to Zoological Nomenclature to the International Commission on Nomenclature and 

 to certain British scientific societies. 



From Section H, supported hy Section E 



That the Council of the British Association be requested to lend their support to 

 the project for an Imperial Bureau of Anthropology set on foot by the Royal 

 Anthropological Institute. A memorial in favour of the scheme has already been 

 nutcerously signed by distinguished Indian and Colonial administrators, heads and 

 Parliamentary representatives of universities, principals of university colleges, 

 anthropologists, directors of steamship companies, leading manufacturers and 

 heads of other mercantile enterprises ; and it will be presented to the Chancellor 

 of the Exchequer in the coming session of Parliament by a deputation composed of 

 some of the chief signatories. 



