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REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



Report of the GouncAl for the year 1881-82, presented to tlio General 

 Committee at Southamjjton, on Wednesday, August 23, 1882. 



Tlie Council have received reports during the past year from the 

 General Treasurei% and his account for the year will be laid before the 

 General Committee this day. 



Since the meeting at York the following have been elected Corre- 

 sponding Members of the Association : — • , 



Barker, Professor G. F. 

 Cooke, Px'ofessor J. P. 

 Eads, Captain J. B. 



Gariel, M. 

 Halphen, M. 

 Hall, Dr. B. H. 

 Hubrecht, Dr. A. A. W. 



Johnson, Professoi' "W. "W. 

 Marsh, Professor O. C. 

 Rowland, Professor H. A. 

 Stephanos, M. 

 Sturm, Professor. 

 Whitney, Professor H. M. 



It is with the deepest regret that the Council announce the untimely 

 death of Professor F. M. Balfour, F.R.S., so lately appointed a General 

 Secretary. In him science has lost a student of i-are genius and un- 

 wearied industry, the Association one who would have served it well and 

 ably. 



In respect of the Resolution referred by the General Committee : — 

 ' That the Council be I'equested to consider the number and position of 

 delegates from Scientific Societies, and the regulations which should 

 be adopted for governing their relations to the Association,' the Council 

 beg leave to make the following recommendations to the General Com- 

 mittee :■ — (1) The omission in the rules (General Committee, Class B 

 Temporaiy Members § 1) of the words 'and the Secretary of such 

 Society ' ■which follow the words ' or, in his absence, a delegate repre- 

 senting him.' (2) The appointment of a Committee in order to draw up 

 suggestions upon methods of more systematic observation and plans of 

 operation ibr local societies, together with a more uniform mode of pub- 

 lication of the results of their work. If is recommended that this Com- 

 mittee should draw up a list of local societies which publish their 

 proceedings. 



Upon the resolution of the General Committee requesting the Council 

 to consider how far it may be expedient to take steps to ascertain the 

 feeling of foreign Scientific Associations as to the advisability of holding 

 an International Scientific Congress, the Council have to report that 

 while recognising the difficulties which will attend the endeavour they 

 recommend that steps be taken to ascertain the feeling of foreign 

 Scientific Associations, similar in character to the British Association, 



