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of their leading ftaturcs and peculiarities, all of wLicli were wortli'j of 

 special examination by the Committee. For this result, which was much 

 bejond their anticipations, the Ethnographical Committee gave their most 

 hearty thanks to the members of the Corresponding Societies who had 

 he]23ed them so efficiently. The next step taken by the Committee had 

 been to draw up a brief code of directions for the guidance of those who 

 had been kind enough to offer assistance. This code would be found 

 at the end of their Report. 



Mr. Kenward said that almost all traces of the past had been destroyed 

 in the Birmingham district. They had, however, established a Folklore 

 Sub-committee. 



Mr. Brabrook thought that delegation to sub-committees greatly 

 facilitated the work. 



Mr. Kenward remarked that in Birmingham they were carefully 

 noting the physical condition of individual children in Board schools, 

 also that of factory hands. Next year they hoped to present a Report on 

 the subject to the Association. 



The Chairman said that the Sectional discussions being now ended, 

 he would be glad to hear remarks of any kind that might be of general 

 interest to the delegates. 



Dr. Arlidge suggested that a tabular list should be prepared of tlio 

 Committees of the Association with which it was desired that the- 

 Corresponding Societies should co-operate. 



Mr. Mark Stirrup said that each year a list of the whole of tlie 

 British Association Committees was printed and distributed, the name.'j- 

 of the membei*s and the objects of the committees being given. Ho- 

 always brought this list before his Society, and asked members to note 

 anything in which they might like to assist. 



Mr. T. V. Holmes stated that, when writing in the 'Essex Naturalist *' 

 an account of the Edinburgh Conference for the Essex Field Club last 

 autumn, he added to his remarks a list of the ten or eleven Committees- 

 in which the Corresponding Societies were specially interested. 



Nottingham, Second Conference, September 19, 1893. 



The Corresponding Societies Committee were represented by Dr. 

 Garson (in the chair), Mr. F. Galton, Mr. Syraons, and Mr. T. V.Holmes 

 (Secretary). 



The Chairman thought it would be best to take first any discussions 

 upon the committees appointed in the various Sections. 



Section A. 



Mr. Symons said that the work of the Earth-tremors Committee 

 was going on under the care of Mr. Davison, and he did not think 

 that there were other committees connected with Section A that bore 

 upon the work of the delegates. With regard to the Report of the Earth- 

 tremors Committee, he should like to hold it in suspense for a while, 

 in the hope of future co-operation with some of the Corresponding 

 Societies. 



