RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE. lxi 



Harrison, Mr. James Heywood, Mr. P. Hallett, Professor Leone Levi, Sir 

 Rawson Rawson, Professor Rolleston, and Mr. Charles Roberts be a Com- 

 mittee for the pnrpose of continuing tbe collection of observations on the 

 Systematic Examination of Heights, Weights, &c, of Hnman Beings in 

 the British Empire, and the publication of photographs of the typical 

 Races of the Empire ; that Mr. E. W. Brabrook be the Secretary, and that 

 the sum of 501. be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That the Committee, consisting of Professor Sir William Thomson, 

 Major-General Strachey, Captain Douglas Galton, Mr. G. F. Deacon, Mr. 

 Rogers Field, Mr. E. Roberts, and Mr. J. N. Shoolbred, be reappointed 

 for the purpose of considering the Datum-level of the Ordnance Survey of 

 Great Britain, with a view to its establishment on a surer foundation than 

 hitherto, and for the tabulation and comparison of other Datum-marks ; 

 that Mr. James N Shoolbred be the Secretary, and that the sum of 101. 

 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That the Committee on Instruments for Measuring the Speed of Ships, 

 consisting of Mr. W. Froude, Mr. F. J. Bramwell, Mr. A. E. Fletcher, 

 the Rev. E. L. Berthon, Mr. James R. Napier, Mr. C. W. Merrifield, 

 Dr. C. W. Siemens, Mr. H. M. Brunei, Mr. J. N. Shoolbred, Professor 

 James Thomson, and Professor Sir William Thomson, be reappointed ; 

 that Mr. James 1ST. Shoolbred be the Secretary, and that the sum of 50L 

 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That the Committee, consisting of Mr. James R. Napier, Sir William 

 Thomson, Mr. William Froude, Professor Osborne Reynolds, and Mr. J. T. 

 Bottomley, for the purpose of making experiments and of reporting on the 

 effect of the Propeller on the turning of Steam-vessels be reappointed (with 

 power to communicate with the Government) ; that Professor Osborne 

 Reynolds be the Secretary, and that the sum of 101. be placed at their dis- 

 posal for the purpose. 



That the Committee, consisting of Professor Sir William Thomson, 

 Dr. Merrifield, Mr. W. Froude, Professor Osborne Reynolds, Captain 

 Douglas Galton, and Mr. James N. Shoolbred (with power to add to their 

 number), be reappointed for the purpose of obtaining information respect- 

 ing the Phenomena of the stationary Tides in the English Channel and in 

 the North Sea, and of representing to the Government of Portugal and 

 the Governor of Madeira that in the opinion of the British Association 

 tidal observations at Madeira or other islands in the North Atlantic 

 Ocean would be very valuable, with the view to the advancement of our 

 knowledge of the tides in the Atlantic Ocean ; that Mr. James N. Shool- 

 bred be the Secretary, and that the sum of 101. be placed at their disposal 

 for the purpose. 



Applications for Reports and Researches not involving Grants of Money. 



That the Committee, consisting of Professor Sir William Thomson 

 (Secretary), Professor Clerk Maxwell, Professor Tait, Dr. C. W. Siemens, 

 Mr. F. J. Bramwell, Mr. W. Froude, and Mr. J. T. Bottomley, for continu- 

 ing secular experiments upon the Elasticity of Wires be reappointed. 



That the Committee, consisting of Dr. W. Huggins (Secretary), Mr. 

 J. N. Lockyer, Professor J. Emerson Reynolds, Mr. G. J. Stoney, Mr. W. 

 Spottiswoode, Dr. De La Rue, and Dr. W. M. Watts, for the purpose of 

 preparing and printing Tables of Oscillation-frequencies be reappointed. 



That the Committee, consisting of Professor Everett (Secretary),. 



