REPORTS 



ON THE 



STATE OF SCIENCE. 



Corresponding Societies Committee. — Report of the Committee, consist- 

 ing of Mr. W. Whitaker (Chcdrmwt), Mr. F. W. Rudler 

 (Secretary), Rev. J. 0. Bevan, Dr. Horace T. Brown, Dr. 

 Vaughan Cornish, Dr. J. G. Garson, Principal E. H. Griffiths, 

 Mr. T. V. Holmes, Mr. J. HorKiNsox, Professor R. Meldola, 

 Dr. H. R. Mill, Mr. C. H. Read, Rev. T. R. R. Stebbino, 

 Professor W. W. Watts, and the General Officers. (Drawti 

 up hy the Secretary.) 



With the view of carrying into effect the new regulation whereby many 

 o£ the smaller local Societies which exist in this country for the encourage- 

 ment of the study of science may, under certain circumstances, become 

 Associated Societies, a circular was drawn up and addressed in the earlv 

 part of the year to a number of such bodies. It was found with satis- 

 faction that some had undertaken and published original scientific work, 

 and were consequently entitled to Affiliation. The following Societies are 

 recommended, from the character of their published work, to be phxced 

 on the list of Affiliated Societies : — ■ 



British Mycological Society. Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society. 



ICdinburgh Field Naturalists' .ind Vale of Derwent Naturalists' Field 



Microscopical Society. C'lnb. 



Liverpool Biological Society. 



It is also recommended that the following bo placed on tho list of 

 Associated Societies : — 



Bakewell Naturalists' Club. Ealing Scientitic and Micrcscopical 



Balhani and District Antiquarian and Society. 



Natural History Society. Grimsby nnd District Antiquarian and 



Barrow Naturalists' Field Club and Naturalists' Society. 



Literary and Scientific Association. Hampstead Scientific Society. 



Battersea Field Club. Hastings and St. Leonards Natural 



Bradford Natural History and Micro- History Society. 



scopical Society. Ipswich and District Field Club. 



Catford and District Natural Hi.story Lancashire and Cheshire Entonlolo- 



Society, gical Society. 



Dover Sciences Society, Lewisham Antiquarian Society. 



Dunfermline Naturalists' Society. Liverpool Microscopical Society. 



