lii report — 1877. 



That Dr. J. Evans, the Rev. T. G. Bonney, Mr. W. Carruthers, Mr. F. 

 Drew, Mr. R. Etheridge, Jun., Mr. G. A. Lebour, Professor L. C. Miall, 

 Professor H. A. Nicholson, Mr. P. W. Rudler, Mr. E. B. Tawney, Mr. W. 

 Topley, and Mr. W. Whitaker be a Committee for the purpose of carrying 

 on the Geological Record ; that Mr. Whitaker be the Secretary, and that 

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



That Mr. Godwin-Austen, Professor Prestwich, Mr. Davidson, Mr. 

 Etheridge, Mr. Willett, and Mr. Topley be a Committee for the purpose 

 of assisting the Kentish Boring Exploration ; that Mr. Willett and Mr. 

 Topley be the Secretaries, and that the sum of £100 be placed at their dis- 

 posal for the purpose. 



That Professor Harkness and Mr. Jolly be a Committee for the purpose of 

 investigating the Fossils in the N.W. Highlands ; that Mr. Jolly bo the Se- 

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



That Rev. Dr. Haughton, Professor Leith Adams, Professor Barrett, Mr. 

 Hardman, and Dr. Macalister be a Committee for the purpose of Exploring 

 the Fermanagh Caves ; that Dr. Macalister be the Secretary, and that the 

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



That Professor A. S. Herschel and Mr. G. A. Lcbour be reappointed a 

 Committee for the purpose of making experiments on the Thermal Con- 

 ductivities of certain rocks ; that Professor Herschel be the Secretary, and 

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



That Professor Hull, Rev. H. W. Crosskey, Captain D. Galton, Mr. 

 Glaisher, Mr. H. H. Howell, Mr. G. A. Lebour, Mr. W. Molyneux, Mr. Morton, 

 Mr. Pengelly, Professor Prestwich, Mr. Plant, Mr. W. Whitaker, and Mr. 

 Do Ranee be reappointed a Committee for the purpose of investigating the 

 Circulation of the Underground AVaters in the Jurassic, New Red Sand- 

 stone, and Permian Formations of England, and the Quantity and Charac- 

 ter of the Water supplied to various towns and districts from those forma- 

 tions ; that Mr. Dc Ranee be the Secretary, and that the sum of £15 be 

 placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Sir John Lubbock, Bart., Professor Prestwich, Professor Busk, Pro- 

 fessor T. M'K. Hughes, Professor W. Boyd Dawkins,. Professor MiaU, Rev. 

 H. W. Crosskey, Mr. H. C. Sorby, and Mr. R. H. Tiddeman be a Com- 

 mittee for tho purpose of assisting in the exploration of the Settle Caves, 

 Victoria Cave ; that Mr. R. H. Tiddeman be the Secretary, and that the 

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



That Mr. Dew-Smith, Professor Huxley, Dr. Carpenter, Dr. Gwyn 

 Jeffreys, Mr. Sclater, Dr. M. Foster, Mr. F. M. Balfour, and Professor Ray 

 Lankester be reappointed a Committee for the purpose of arranging with Dr. 

 Dohrn for the occupation of a Table at the Zoological Station at Naples 

 during the ensuing year ; that Mr. Dew-Smith be the Secretary, and that 

 the sum of £75 be placed at their disposal for the purpose, 



That Colonel Lane Fox, Professor Rolleston, Dr. John Evans, Mr. Hilton 

 Price, and Mr. Park Harrison be reappointed a Committee for the purpose 

 of Exploring Ancient Earthworks ; that Colonel Lane Fox be the Secretary, 

 and that the sum of £25 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Professor McKendrick and Mr. J. T. Bottornley be a Committee for 

 the purpose of investigating the Phenomena of the Pulse by means of Sir 

 William Thomson's Siphon Recorder ; that Dr. McKendrick be the Secretary, 

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



That Professor Rolleston, Colonel Lane Fox, Professor Busk, Professor 

 Boyd Dawkins, Dr. John Evans, and Mr. F. G. Hilton Price be a Committee 



