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the propriety of holding another Meeting beyond the United Kingdom in 

 or before the year 1910, and decided to postpone to a future date the 

 formal consideration of this matter. 



V. The President, Sir George Darwin, represented the Association 

 and presented an Address of Congratulation to the American Philo- 

 sophical Society on the occasion of the celebration at Philadelphia of the 

 two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin. Pro- 

 fessor Meldola represented the Association at the Sixth International 

 Congress of Applied Chemistry held at Rome ; and Professor Herbert 

 Cox was appointed a delegate to the International Mining Conference 

 held in London. 



VI. The following nominations are made by the Council : — 



(i) Additional Vice-Presidents for the Meeting at York : Right Hon. 

 Lord Avebury ; Sir Hugh Bell ; Mr. John Stephenson Rowntree. 



(ii) Sir Edward W. Brabrook, Chairman; Mr. John Hopkinson, Vice- 

 Chairman ; and Mr. F. W. Rudler, Secretary, of the Conference of Dele- 

 gates of Corresponding Societies to be held in York. 



(iii) Members of the Corresponding Societies Committee for the ensuing 

 year : Mr. W. Whitaker, Chairman ; Mr. F. W. Rudler, Secretary ; 

 Rev. J. O. Bevan, Dr. Horace T. Brown, Dr. Vaughan Cornish, Dr. J. G. 

 Garson, 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. Watts, and the General Officers of the Asso- 

 ciation. 



(iv) Local Secretary for the Meeting at York : Mr. Henry Craven, 

 the Town Clerk, in place of Mr. R. P. Dale, deceased. 



VII. A Report has been received from the Corresponding Societies 

 Committee, together with the list of the Corresponding Societies, and the 

 titles of the moi-e important papers, especially of those referring to local 

 scientific investigations, published by the Societies during the year ending 

 May 31, 1906. 



VIII. A Committee, consisting of Professor Ray Lankester, Professor 

 E. B. Poulton, Professor W. A. Herdman, and Professor Francis Gotch, 

 appointed to inquire into the Position of Biology at the Royal College of 

 Science, have submitted a Report which is now under the consideration 

 of the Board of Education. 



IX. Professor W. A. Herdman, F.R.S., has been nominated a Gover- 

 nor, to serve on the Council of the Marine Biological Association of the 

 United Kingdom, in place of the late Professor Weldon. 



X. The Council have received reports from the General Treasurer 

 during the past year. His accounts from July 1, 1905, to June 30, 1906, 

 have been audited, and are presented to the General Committee. 



XL In accordance with the regulations, the retiring members of the 

 Council are as follows : Professor F. O. Bower ; Professor H. L. Callendar ; 

 Professor A. Macalister ; Sir A. Noble, Bart. ; and Mr. Henry Higgs. 



The Council recommend the re-election of the other ordinary Members 



