RECOMMENDATIONS OP THE GENERAL COMMITTEE. \r 



That Sir C. Lyell, Burt., Professor Phillips, Sir John Lubbock, Bart., Mr. 

 J. Evans, Mr. E. Vivian, Mr. W. Peugelly, Mr. G. Busk, Mr. W. B. Dawkins, 

 Mr. W. A. Sanford, and Mr. J. E. Lee be a Committee for the purpose of 

 continuing the exploration of Eent's Cavern, Torquay ', that Mr. Pengelly bo 

 the Secretary, and that the sum of <£150 be placed at theii* disposal for the 

 purpose. 



That Professor Harkness, Mr. Prestwich, Professor Hughes, Eev. H. W. 

 Crosskey, Messrs. C. J. "Woodward, W. Boyd Dawkius, George Maw, L. C. 

 Miall, G. H. Morton, and J. E. Lee be a Committee for the purpose of re- 

 cording the position, height above the sea, lithological characters, size, and 

 origin of the more important of the Erratic Blocks of England and Wales, 

 reporting other matters of interest connected with the same, and taking mea- 

 sures for their preservation ; that the Eev. H. AV. Crosskey be the Secretary, 

 and that the sum of =£10 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. Henry Woodward, Professor W. C. Williamson, Mr. F. W. Budler, 

 Mr. L. C. Miall, Mr. W. Topley, Mr. W. Whitaker, and Mr. G; A. Lebour be 

 a Committee for the purpose of preparing a Record of Geological and Palaj- 

 ontological Literature ; that Mr. Henry AVoodward be the Secretary, and that 

 the sum of ^100 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Sir John Lubbock, Bart., Professor Phillips, Professor Hughes, 

 Messrs. W. Boyd Dawkins, L. C. Miall, and R. H. Tiddeman be a Committee 

 for the purpose of assisting the exploration of the Victoria Cave, Settle ; that 

 II. H. Tiddeman be the Secretary, and that the sum of £50 be placed at their 

 disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. Stainton, Sir John Lubbock, and Professor IS'ewton be reappointed 

 a Committee for the purpose of continuing a Record of Zoological Literature ; 

 that Mr. Stainton be the Secretary, and that the sum of .£100 be placed at 

 their disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. Gwyn Jeffreys, Mr. G. S. Brady, Mr. Robertson, and Mr. H. 

 Brady be a Committee for the purpose of dredging off the coasts of Durham 

 and North Yorkshire ; that Mr. H. Brady be the Secretary, and that the sum 

 of £30 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Professor Balfour, Dr. M'^Kendrick, and Mr. Dewar be a Committee 

 for the purpose of carrying on investigations into the Physiological Action of 

 Light ; that Dr. McKendrick be the Secretary, and that the sum of £20 be 

 placed at their disposal for the piirpose. 



That Dr. Pye-Smith, Dr. Brunton, and Mr. West be a Committee for the 

 purpose of making physiological researches on the nature of intestinal secre- 

 tion ; that Dr. Brunton be the Secretary, and that the sum of £20 be placed 

 at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Dr. M. Foster, Mr. E. Ray Lankester, Dr. Anton Dohrn, and Mr. A. G. 

 Dew-Smith be a Committee for determining the best methods of breeding the 

 embryos of delicate marine organisms ; that Dr. Anton Dohrn bo the Secre- 

 tary, and that the sum of £30 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Colonel Lane Fox, Dr. Beddoe, Mr. Franks, Mr. Francis Galton, Mr. 

 Edward Brabrook, Sir J. Lubbock, Bart., Sir Walter Elliot, Mr. Clements R. 

 Markham, and Mr. E. B. Tylor be reappointed a Committee for the purpose 

 of preparing and publishing brief forms of instruction for travellers, ethnolo- 

 gists, and other anthropological observers ; that Colonel Lane Fox be the Se- 

 cretary, and that the sum of £50 be placed at their disposal for the pvu'posc, 

 £25 being the renewal of the unexpended grant of last year. 



That Lord Houghton, Professor Thorold Rogers, AV. Ncwmarch, Professor 

 Fawcctt, M.P., Jacob Bchrens, F. P. FcUows, R. H. Inglis Palgrave, Archi- 



