COMMITTEES APPOINTED BY THE GENERAL COMMITTEE. cil 
2. Not receiving Grants of Money--continued, 
Subject for Investigation or Purpose Members of the Committee 
Section L.—EDUCATIONAL SCIENCE. 
The Training of Teachers. Chairman.—The Bishop of Hereford. 
Seceretary.—Mr. J. L. Holland. 
Professor H. E. Armstrong, Mr. Oscar 
Browning, Miss A. J. Cooper, Mr. 
Ernest Gray, and Dr. H. B. Gray. 
Communications ordered to be printed in extenso, 
The Geodetic Survey of South Africa. By Sir David Gill, 
On Star Streaming. By Professor Kapteyn. 
The Apioidal Binary Star Systems. By Dr. A. W. Roberts. 
Some Recent Developments in Agricultural Science. By A. D. Hall. 
Habits and Peculiarities of some South African Ticks. By C. P. Lounsbury, 
The lectures of Mr. Lamplugh and Mr. Randall-MaclIver (or abstracts thereof), 
Resolutions referred to the Council for consideration, and action 
if desirable. 
That the Council be requested to consider whether it is desirable that arrange- 
ments should be made for the separate publication of individual papers, and in 
particular that they be asked to consider the advisability of publishing a selection of 
papers having special reference to South Africa, 
From Section A. 
(i.) The Committee, being of opinion that the completion of the Geodetic Arc from 
the South to the North of Africa is of the utmost scientific importance, and that the 
establishment of a Topographical Survey is of an importance that is at once scientific 
and economic, respéctfully request the Council to make representations in such form 
as they think fit to urge upon the British South African Company the desirability of 
taking advantage of the present favourable opportunity for joining up the triangula- 
tion north and south of the Zambesi, and also to urge upon the Governments of 
the South African Colonies the immense practical and economic importance of com- 
mencing the topographical survey. 
(ii.) The Committee desire to draw attention to the importance of a Magnetic 
Survey of South Africa, and respectfully request the Council of the Association to 
approach the Cape Government with a view to urging on them the great advantages 
which would accrue to Science and to South Africa if the Government would further 
support and assist the Survey which has already been partly made by Professor 
Beattie and Professor Morrison, and for the continuation of which a special Com- 
mittee of the Association is being appointed to co-operate with these gentlemen. 
From Section H, 
(i.) That it is desirable that the Governments of the South African Colonies be 
urged to take all necessary steps to collect, record, and preserve the knowledge and 
observations of men, such as missionaries, administrators, and others, who were 
living in intimate relations with the native tribes before the advance of civilisation 
began to obscure and even obliterate all true traditions, customs, and habits of the 
