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3. ' That the question of the appointment of a Committee, con- 

 sisting of Mr. James Dillon, Mr. Edward Easton, Mr. P. Le Neve 

 Foster, Captain Douglas Galton, Mr. T. Hawksley, Sir John 

 Hawkshaw, Professor Hull, Mr. Robert Manning, Professor Prest- 

 wich, Professor Ramsay, Mr. C. E. De Ranee, the Earl of Rosse, 

 Mr. W. Shelford, Mr. J. N. Shoolbred, Mr. John Smyth, jun., 

 Mr. G. J. Symons, and Mr. A. T. Atchison (Secretary), for the 

 purpose of conferring with the Council as to the advisability of 

 urging Government to take immediate action to procure unity of 

 control of each of our principal river basins, be referred to the 

 Council for consideration and action if it seem desirable.' 



The Council resolved that it did not seem to them desirable to take 

 any action in this matter at present. 



The Committee which was appointed last year for the purpose of 

 watching and reporting to the Council on Patent Legislation made a 

 report to the Council, which is given in Appendix II. 



A deputation of the Council and certain other members of the Asso- 

 ciation waited on the Attorney- General on May 27 with the Report, and 

 urged the passing of the Patent Law Amendment Bill, with certain 

 modifications. The Bill was subsequently withdrawn. 



The Council announce with great regret the loss that they have sus- 

 tained during the past year by the death of Mr. William Proude, P.R.S. 

 One vacancy having been thus caused in their body, there remain only 

 four names which it is necessary to remove from the list. 



The Council propose that, in accordance with the regulations, the 

 four retiring members shall be the following : — 



F. J. Bramwell, Esq., C.E., F.R.S. W. Pengelly, Esq., F.R.S 



Dr. W. Farr, F.R.S 



Professor J. Prestwich, F.R.S. 



The Council recommend the re-election of the other ordinary mem- 

 bers of Council, with the addition of the gentlemen whose names are 

 distinguished by an asterisk in the following list. 



Ordinary Members of the Council. 



Abel, F. A, Esq., C.B., F.R.S. 

 Adams, Professor W. G., F.R.S. 

 Barlow, W. H., Esq., F.R.S. 

 Cayley, Professor, F.R.S. 



* Easton, E., Esq., C.E. 

 Evans, Captain, C.B., F.R.S. 

 Evans, J., Esq., F.R.S. 

 Foster, Professor G. C, F.R.S. 

 Glaisher, J. W. L., Esq., F.R.S. 

 Heywood, J., Esq., F.R.S. 

 Huggins, W., Esq., F.R.S. 



* Hughes, Professor T. McK., M.A. 



* Jeffreys, J. Gwyn, Esq., F.R.S. 

 Lefevre, George Shaw, Esq., M.P. 



Maskelyne, Professor N. S., F.R.S. 



* Newmarch, W., Esq., F.R.S. 

 Newton, Professor A., F.R.S. 

 Ommanney, Admiral Sir E., C.B., 



F.R.S. 

 Rayleigh, Lord, F.R.S. 

 Rolleston, Professor G., F.R.S. 

 Roscoe, Professor H. E., F.R.S. 

 Russell, Dr. W. J., F.R.S. 

 Sanderson, Professor J. S. Burdoc, 



F.R.S. 

 Smyth, WarringtonW., Esq., F.R.S. 



* Sorby, Dr. H. C, F.R.S. 



