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year, and would be glad if the meteorologists would take copies. They 

 would be pleased to have additional photographs of lightning. 



Mr. Kenward remarked that through the agency of the standing 

 Meteorological Committee of the Birmingham Philosophical Society com- 

 plete weather statistics for Birmingham had been obtained from the 

 observatory in Monument Road. It was believed that the periodical pub- 

 lication of these records would supply a great want. 



Section C. 



Mr. A. S. Reid said that the Geological Photographs Committee of 

 the British Association were publishing their fourth Report tliis year. 

 During the year they had received more than forty new photographs, 

 making the total collection 846 : they were all British. Their appeal 

 to the Corresponding Societies had been more successful than in any 

 previous year, but there was still much to be done, and he hoped the 

 delegates would stir up their Societies on this point. As to the best 

 camera, the most portable was to be preferred. He had also to report 

 that many prints had been sent in without the name of the Societies 

 sending them, that of the photographer, or that of the place photographed. 

 They had decided not to lend any more photographs to the Societies, 

 unless such photographs were sent in duplicate. Mr. Jeffs, the Secretary 

 of the Geological Photographs Committee, had unfortunately been ill 

 during nearly the whole of the year, and this had seriously hampered 

 their work. 



Mr. Tate said that, with refei'ence to geological photographs, many of 

 those sent in were probably of little value. He trusted that some day 

 the Geological Photographs Committee would be able to select typical 

 examples and place them where they would be of use to the Corresponding 

 Societies. Some had been sent from Belfast, the district he represented. 



Mr. P. F. Kendall remarked that few of the Corresponding Societies 

 during the past year had given any information to the British Associa- 

 tion Committee appointed to record the Character and Position of Erratic 

 Blocks, though appeals for help had been made. 



The Chairman hoped that the delegates present would note this 

 omission. 



In reply to a question from Mr. Eli Sowerbutts Mr. Kendall said tliat 

 though the Erratic Blocks Committee had been in existence twenty-one 

 years, there were whole counties abounding in erratic blocks from which 

 not a single report had ever been sent. There were thus great gaps in 

 their information which could only be filled by photographs and reports 

 from the quarters which had hitherto not responded to the appeal. Most 

 admirable work had been done in Warwickshire. 



Mr. Topley inquired whether any Society had made researches, like 

 those brought before the Conference last year by Mr. Watts, as to the 

 quantity of material brought down streams in flood in the neighbourhood 

 of Rochdale. 



Mr. Mark Stirrup thought the work, so far as it had gone, had been 

 brought before the Manchester Geographical Society. 



Mr. Symons said that the work had been confined to the Rochdale 

 district. It was desirable that results in other districts should be noted, 

 and ail persons wishing to do similar work should consult Mr. Watts at 

 Strines Dale, Oldham. 



