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Eighth Report of the Committee on the Treatment and Utilization of 

 Sewage, reappointed at Bristol, 1875, and consisting of Richard B. 

 Grantham (Chairman), C.E., F.G.S., Professor A. "W. Williamson, 

 F.R.S., Dr. Gilbert, F.R.S., Professor Corfield, M.A., M.D., "William 

 Hope, Y.C, F. J. Bramwell, C.E., F.R.S., and J. Wolfe Barry, C.E. 225 



Improved Investigations on the Flow of Water through Orifices, with 

 Objections to the modes of treatment commonly adopted. By Prof. 

 James Thomson, LL.D., D.Sc 243 



Report of the Anthropometric Committee, consisting of Dr. Beddoe, Lord 

 Aberdare, Dr. Farr, Mr. Francis Galton, Sir Henry Rawlinson, 

 Colonel Lane Fox, Sir Rawson Rawson, Mr. James Heywood, Dr. 

 MoTTAT, Professor Rolleston, Mr. Hallett, Mr. Fellows, and Pro- 

 fessor Leone Levi 266 



On Cyclone and Rainfall Periodicities in connexion with the Sun-spot 

 Periodicity. By Charles Meldrttm 267 



First Report of the Committee, consisting of Dr. Joule, Prof. Sir W. 

 Thomson, Prof. Tait, Prof. Balfour Stewart, and Prof. MAX^VELL, 

 appointed for the purpose of determining the Mechanical Equivalent 

 of Heat 275 



Report of the Committee appointed for the purpose of promoting tho 

 extension, improvement, and harmonic analysis of Tidal Observations. 

 Consisting of Sir William Thomson, LL.D.,'F.R.S., Prof. J. C. Adams, 

 F.R.S., J. Oldham, William Parses, M.Inst.C.E., and Admiral 

 Richards, R.N., F.R.S. Drawn up by Sir William Thomson 275 



Third Report of the Committee, consisting of Dr. Brunton, F.R.S. , and 

 Dr. Pye-Smith, appointed to investigate the Conditions of Intestinal 

 Secretion and Movement 308 



Report of the Committee, consisting of A. Vernon Harootjrt, Professor 

 Gladstone, and Dr. Atkinson, appointed for the purpose of collecting 

 and suggesting subjects for Chemical Research 314 



