liv REPOKT — 1875. 



Eev. H. W. Crosskey, Professor A. H. Green, Professor Harkuess, Mr, W. 

 Molyneux, Mr. G. H. Morton, Mr. Pengelly, Professor Prestwich, Mr. J. 

 Plant, Mr. W. Whitaker, Captain D. Galton, and Mr. De Ranee be reap- 

 pointed a Committee for the purpose of investigating the circulation of the 

 underground waters in the New Red Sandstone and Permian formations of 

 England, and the quantity and character of the water supplied to various 

 towns and districts from those formations ; that Mr. C. E. De Ranee be the 

 Secretary, and that the sum of <£10 be placed at their disposal for the pur- 

 pose. 



That Dr. Bryce, Mr. J. Brough, Mr. G. Eorbes, Mr. D. Milne-Home, Mr, 

 J, Thomson, Professor Sir W. Thomson, and Mr. Peter Druramond be a 

 Committee for the purpose of continuing the Observations and Records of 

 Earthquakes in Scotland ; that Dr. Bryce be the Secretary, and that the sum 

 of .£20 bo placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. Sclater, Mr. Rye, and Mr. M'^Lachlan be a Committee for the 

 purpose of continuing the Zoological Record ; that Mr. Rye be the Secretary, 

 and that the sum of <£100 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. Dresser, Mr. Barnes, Mr. Harland, Mr. Harting, Professor 

 ISTewton, and Canon Tristram be reappointed a Committee for the purpose of 

 considering the desirability of establishing " a close time " for the protection 

 of indigenous animals ; that Mr. Dresser be the Secretary, and that the sum 

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



That Professor Balfour, Professor Dewar, and Dr. M'^Kendrick be a Com- 

 mittee for the purpose of investigating the Physiological Action of Sound ; 

 that Dr. McKendrick be the Secretary, and that the sum of £25 be placed 

 at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Professor Huxley, Mr. Sclater, Mr. F. M. Balfour, Dr. M. Foster, Mr. 

 Ray Lankester, and Mr. Dew-Smith (^Secretary) be a Committee for the pur- 

 pose of arranging with Dr. Dohrn for the occupation of a Table at the Zoo- 

 logical Station at Naples during the ensuing year, in accordance with their 

 Report ; that Mr. Dew- Smith be the Secretary, and that the sum of ^75 be 

 placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Dr. Lauder Brunton and Dr. Pye-Smith be reappointed a Committee 

 for the purpose of making physiological researches on the nature of Intes- 

 tinal Secretions ; that Dr. Brunton be the Secretary, and that the sum of 

 ^20 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Colonel Lane Fox, Mr. John Evans, and Professor RoUeston be a 

 Committee for the purpose of Prehistoric Explorations ; that Colonel Lane 

 Fox be the Secretary, and that the sum of £25 be placed at their disposal for 

 the purpose. 



That the Committee, consisting of Colonel Lane Fox, Dr. Beddoe, Mr. 

 Franks, Mr. F. Galton, Mr.E. W. Brabrook, Sir J. Lubbock, Sir W. EUiot, 

 Mr. C. R. Markham, Mr. E. B. Tylor, Mr. J. Evans, and Mr. F. W. Rudler, 

 be reappointed for the purpose of preparing and publishing brief forms of 

 instruction for travellers, ethnologists, and other anthropological observers ; 

 that Colonel Lane Fox be the Secretary, and that the sum of .£25 be placed 

 at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Dr. Beddoe, Lord Aberdare, Dr. Farr, Mr. Francis Galton, Sir Henry 

 Rawlinson, Colonel Lane Fox, Mr. Rawson Rawson, Mr. James Heywood, 

 Dr. Mouat, Professor RoUeston, Mr. Hallett, Mr. Fellows, and Professor 

 Leone Levi (with power to add to their number), be an Anthropometric 

 Committee for the purpose of collecting observations on the Systematic Ex- 

 amination of the Heights, "Weights, and other physical characters of the 



