CONTENTS. V 



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 Second Report of tbe Committee, consisting of Sir A. C. Eamsat, Mr. Thomas 

 Gray, and Professor John Milne (Secretary), appointed for the purpose of 

 investigating the Earthquake Phenomena of Japan. Drawn up by the 



Secretary -05 



Eighth Report of the Committee, consisting of Professor E. Hull, the Rev. 

 H. W. Crossket, Captain Douglas Galton, Professors G. A. Lebour 

 and J. Presxwich, and Messrs. James Glaisher, E. B. Marten, W. 

 Moltneux, G. H. ISfoRTON, W. Pengelly, James Plant, James Parker, 

 I. Roberts, C. Fox Strangavays, Thos. S. Stooke, G. J. Symons, AV. 

 Topley, TYLBEX-AVRiGnT, E. Wethered, W. Whitaeer, and 0. E. De. 

 Range (Secretary), appointed for the purpose of investigating the Circula- 

 tion of the Underground Waters in the Permeable Formations of England, 

 and the Quality and Quantity of the Water supplied to various Towns and 

 Districts from these formations 213 



Report of the Committee, consisting of Dr. II. C. Sorby, Profes.sor W. 

 Ramsay, and Professor W. J. Sollas. appointed for the purpose of investi- 

 gating the Conditions under which ordinary Sedimentary Materials maybe 

 converted into Metamorphic Rocks. Drawn up by Professor W. J. Sollas 

 (Secretary) 23fi 



Report of the Committee, consisting of the late Professor A. Leith Abams, 

 Professor W. Boyd Dawkins, Dr. John Evans, Mr. G. II. Kinahan, and 

 Ml-. R. J. UssHER (Secretary), appointed for the purpose of carrying out 

 Explorations in Caves of Carboniferous Limestone in the South of Ireland 240 



Report of the Committee, consisting of Sir A. C. Ramsay, Professor J. 

 Prestwich, Professor T. McK. Hughes, and Mr. W. Topley, appointed to 

 assist in the preparation of an International Geological Map of luirope. 

 Drawn up by Mr. W. Topley (Secretary) 241 



Tenth Report of the Committee, consisting of Professor J. Prestwich, Professor 

 T. McK. Hughes, Professor W. Boyd Dawkins, Professor T. G. Bonney, 

 Dr. Crosskey, Dr. Deaxe, and Messrs. C. E. De Rance, D. Mackintosh, 

 R. II. TiDBEMAN, J. E. Lee, James Plant, W. Pengelly, H. G. Foed- 

 HAM, and W. Terrill, appointed for the purpose of recording the posi- 

 tion, height above the sea, lithological characters, size, and origin of the 

 Erratic Blocks of England, Wales, and Ireland, reporting other matters of 

 interest connected with the same, and taking measures for their preserva- 

 tion. Drawn up by Dr. Crosskey (Secretary) 24.j 



Third Report of the Committee, consisting of Dr. H. C. Sorby and 

 Mr. G. R. Vine, appointed for the purpose of reporting on Fossil Polyzoa 

 (Jurassic Species — British Area onlv). Drawn up by Mr. Vine (Sec- 

 retary) ^. .' •• 240 



Preliminary Report of the Committee, consisting of Professor W. C. Wil- 

 liamson" ami Mr. Wm. Cash (Secretary), on the Flora of the 'Halifax 

 Hard Bed,' Lower Coal Measures 267 



Report of the Committee, consisting of Dr. Pye-Smith, Dr. M. Foster, and 

 Dr. BuRDON Sanderson, appointed for the purpose of investigating the In- 

 fluence of Bodily Exercise on the Elimination of Nitrogen (the experiments 

 conducted by Mr. North) 269 



First Report of the Committee, consisting of Professor Flower, Dr. Beddoe, 

 Mr. Beabrook, Mr. F. Galxon, Mr. J. Park Harrison (Secretary), Dr. 

 Muirhead, General Pitt-Rivers, Mr. F. W. Eudler, and Mr. Charles 

 Roberts, appointed for the purpose of obtaining Photographs of the 

 Typical Races in the British Isles 270 



Preliminary Report of the Committee, consisting of Mr. R. Meldola, General 

 Pitt-Rivers, and Mr. W. Cole, appointed to investigate the Ancient 

 EarthAvork in Epping Forest, known as theLoughton Camp 274 



