EECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL COMMITTEE. Ixix 



Sir F. J. Bramwell's paper, ' On some of the Developments of 

 Mechanical Engineering during the last half-century.' 



Mr. T. Hawksley's paper, ' On the Pressure of Wind upon a Fixed 

 Plane Surface.' 



Besolutions referred to the Goimcil for consideration. 



That the Council be requested to consider the number and position of 

 delegates from Scientific Societies, and the regulations which should be 

 ^adopted for governing their relations to the Association. 



That the Council be requested to consider how far it may be expedient 

 to take steps to ascertain the feeling of foreign Scientific Associations as 

 i,o the advisability of holding an International Scientific Congress. 



