CXXU REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



From Section D: — 

 ' That Section D reaffirms its resolution of September H, 1908, and 

 urges the Nomenclature Commission of the International Con- 

 gress of Zoology to draw up an official list of generic names, 

 with as little delay as possible, which shall not on nomencla- 

 torial grounds be changed unless with the sanction of the 

 Commission. ' 



It was resolved that no further action be taken by the Council. 



VII. A Resolution, referred to the Council by the General Com- 

 mittee at Sheffield, has been received 



From Section E : — 



' That the Council be requested to bring under the notice of His 

 Majesty's Government the high prices Hint recently have been 

 fixed for many Geological Survey Maps, which tend to keep 

 the valuable information given by these maps from being 

 circulated as freely as it ought to he, the sale now being practi- 

 cally limited to persons of some means. ' 



The Council ordered the following Resolution to be transmitted 

 to the Treasury : — 



' The Council of the British Association desire to call the attention 

 of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury to the 

 high prices that have been recently fixed for the hand-coloured 

 Geological Maps prepared by the Geological Survey and to the 

 effect of this action in placing these maps out of the reach of 

 persons of small menns^ and thus limiting the usefulness of 

 that institution. 



' The. Council are aware that- not only are recently prepared maps 

 issued in a colour-printed form at a price which renders them 

 readily accessible, but that old hand-coloured maps have been 

 replaced by colour-printed editions where circumstances per- 

 mitted. But they would point out that many important maps 

 are likely to remain for a considerable time in the hand- 

 coloured edition, and would urge My Lords to reconsider the 

 question whether it is necessary in the meantime to raise the 

 price of these maps to a figure which is prohibitive to many 

 classes of the community rather than to adhere to the prices 

 that have been in use for many years.' 



A reply wns received from which the following extract is made: — 



Sir, — . . . I am to explain that the price of these maps was found 

 recently to involve a substantial loss on the cost of production of each 

 copy sold, and My Lords have felt obliged to require that the prices 

 should be reassessed so as to cover, as in the case of other Government, 

 publications, the actual cost of production. 



In these circumstances they regret to be unable to reconsider their 

 decision on the matter. 



I am, Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



(Signed) T. L. Heath. 



