36 REPORT—1905. 
an Associate of the British Association, will have all the rights of a 
delegate from an Affiliated Society, except that of membership of the 
General Committee. 
With regard to the suggestion made in the Chairman’s Address to 
the Delegates at Cambridge, that a ‘Journal of Corresponding Societies ’ 
should be established, the Committee, after very careful consideration of 
the subject, came unanimously, though regretfully, to the conclusion that, 
in their opinion, the publication of such a Journal by the British Associa- 
tion would be impracticable. 
The question of obtaining, if possible, reduced railway rates for 
memters of local scientific societies when travelling even singly for 
scientific purposes was referred to this Committee by the Delegates 
at the Cambridge Conference. A form of application to the various 
railway companies has consequently been drafted, and distributed to all 
the Affiliated Societies with the view of ascertaining their opinion. 
This application has been generally, but not unanimously, approved, and 
it now remains for the Committee to submit the matter to the Council of 
the Association before further action can be taken. 
In view of the visit of the British Association to South Africa, it has 
been felt that the most convenient course to adopt this year would be to 
hold the Conference of Delegates in London after the South African 
meeting. This suggestion has been approved by the Council, and it has 
consequently been arranged that the Conference shall be held on 
October 30 and 31, the latter being the date of a meeting in London of 
the General Committee of the British Association, which the delegates of 
the Affiliated Societies have a right to attend. 
It is proposed that at this Conference the following subjects, among 
others, shall be discussed :— 
1. The Preservation of our Native Plants. 
2. The Law of Treasure Trove. 
3. Copyright Law as it affects Scientific Sucieties. 
The usual Schedule of Questions has been sent out to the Affiliated 
Societies, and from the returns which have been received it appears that 
twenty-one Societies have been engaged during the past session in more 
or less original scientific work of a local character. 
The City of London College Science Society has been added to the list 
of Corresponding Societies. 
As the Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society has 
failed to return the Schedule after repeated application, the Committee 
regret that they are compelled to recommend its removal from the list of 
Corresponding Societies. 
The Committee ask to be reappointed with a grant of 251. As the 
Committee have been charged by the Council with the duty of collecting 
information regarding the Societies of the United Kingdom which are 
eligible for relation with the British Association under the new class of 
Associated Societies, much additional correspondence, needing extra 
expenditure for clerical assistance, &c., will be thrown upon the Committee 
during the forthcoming year. It will probably not be easy to discover all 
the smaller societies scattered throughout the country, and the Committee 
will consequently be glad of any information which will assist them in 
this branch of their work. 
