Iviii REPORT — 1872. 



That Sir Henry Ilawliuson, Mr. Francis Galton, Admiral Ommanuey, Mr. 

 Hawkshaw, Mr. Bramwell, Mr. De La Eue, and Mr. Godwin-Austen be a 

 Committee (with power to add to their number) for the purpose of represent- 

 ing to the Government the advisability of an issue of the one-inch Ordnance 

 Maps, printed on strong thin paper, each sheet having a portion of an index 

 map impressed on the outside, to show its contents and those of the adjacent 

 sheets and their numbers. Also that these maps should be sold in all im- 

 portant towns and, if possible, at the several Post-offices ; that Mr. Francis 

 Galton be the Secretary. 



Resolutions referred to the Council for consideration and action if it 



seem desirable. 



That the Council be requested to take such steps as they deem desirable to 

 induce the Colonial Office to afford sufficient aid to the Observatory at Mau- 

 ritius to enable an investigation of the Cyclones of the Pacific Ocean to be 

 carried on there. 



That, in the event of the Council having reason to believe that any changes 

 affecting the acknowledged efficiency and scientific character of the Botanical 

 Establishment at Kew are contemplated by the Government, the Council be 

 requested to take such steps as in their judgment will be conducive to the 

 interests of Botanical science in this country. 



That the Council be requested to take such steps as they may deem desi- 

 rable " to urge upon the Indian Government the preparation of a Photohclio- 

 graph and other instruments for solar observation, with the view of assisting 

 in the observation of the Transit of Yenus in 1874, and for the continuation 

 of solar observations in India." 



Communications ordered to be printed in extenso in the Annual Report of 



the Association. 



That M. Hermite's paper, " Sur I'elimination des fonctions arbitraires," bo 

 printed in e.rtenso among the Eeports. 



That the Tabulated List of species given in Mr. J. Gwj'u Jeffreys's paper on 

 the correlation of the European and North-American MoUusca be printed in 

 the Reports of the Association. 



That Mr. Froude's paper " On the Frictional Resistance of Surfaces immersed 

 in Fluids " be printed in extenso in the Transactions, with the illustrations. 



That Mr. Easton's paper on the Brighton AVaterworks be printed in 

 extenso in the Transactions. 



That Mr. BramweU's paper on Amsler's Planimeter be printed in extenso 

 in the Transactions. 



