IV CONTENTS. 



REPOKTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE. 



Page 

 Corresponding Societies Committee. — Report of the Committee, consisting of 

 Mr. W. VVhitakee (Chairman), Mr. F. W. Rudlee (Secretary), Rev. 

 J. 0, Bevan, Dr. Horace T. Brown, Dr. Vaughan Cornish, Dr. J. G. 

 Gaeson, Principal E. H. Griffiths, Mr. T. V. Holmes, Mr. J. Hopkinson, 

 Professor R. Meldola, Dr. H. R. Mill, Mr. C. H. Read, Rev. T. R. R. 

 Stebbing, Professor W. W. Watxb, and the General Officers. (Drawn 

 up by the Secretary.) 45 



Report of the Conference of Delegates of Corresponding Societies held at 

 York, August 2 and 7, 1906 47 



Address by the Chairman, Sir Edwarb Brabeook, C.B., V.-P.S.A 49 



Local Societies and Meteorology. By Dr. Hugh Robert Mill 53 



The Desirability of Promoting County Photographic Surveys. By W. 

 Jeeome Harrison, F.G.S 68 



List of Corresponding Societies, 1906-1907 68 



Catalogue of the more important Papers published by the Corresponding 

 Societies during the year ending May 31, 1906 73 



Magnetic Observations at Falmouth Observatory. — Report of the Committee, 

 consisting of Sir W. H. Peeece (Chairman), Dr. R. T. Glazebrook (Secre- 

 tary), Professor W. G. Adams, Dr. Cheee, Captain Creak, Mr. W. L. 

 Fox, Sir a. W. RtJCKEE, and Professor a. Schustee 90 



Meteorological Observations on Ben Nevis. — Report of the Committee, consist- 

 ing of Lord McLaeen (Chairman), Professor A. Ceum Brown (Secretary), 

 Sir John Murray, Dr. Alexander Buchan, and Mr. R. T. Omond. (Drawn 

 up by Dr. Buchan.) 91 



Seismological Investigations. — Eleventh Report of the Committee, consisting 

 of Professor J. W, Judd (Chairman), Mr. J. Milne (Secretary), Lord 

 Kelvin, Dr. T. G. Bonnet, Mr. C. Veenon Boys, Sir George 

 Darwin, Mr. Horace Daewin, Major L. Daewin, Professor J. A. Ewing, 

 Dr. R. T. Glazebeook, Mr. M. H. Gray, Professor C. G. Knott, Professor 

 R. Meldola, Mr. R. D. Oldham, Professor J. Peeey, Mr. W. E. Plummer, 

 Professor J. H. Poynting, Mr. Clement Reid, Mr. Nelson Richardson, 

 and Professor H. H. TuENEE. (Drawn up by the Secretary.) 92 



I. General Notes on Stations and Registers 92 



II. The Situation of Stations 93 



III. The Origins of Large Earthquakes in 1905 94 



