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The Chairman pointed out that the delegates might understand from 

 what had been said that the whole cost of the needful apparatus would 

 not necessarily exceed from 20/. to 251., including the erection of a suit- 

 able column on which to place it. 



Section C. 



Mr. A. S. Reid, representing Section C, remarked that Mr. Osmund 

 Jeffs, Secretaiy to the Geological Photographs Committee, had wished to 

 resign, but had been persuaded to retain the post for another year, Mr. 

 W. W. Watts having consented to act as co-secretary during that time, 

 and afterwards to become sole secretary. Mr. Jefts, liowever, would 

 always be glad to forward any photographs which may reach him. The 

 Committee had at one time thought of bringing their work to a conclu- 

 .sion, but had lately felt that it would not be judicious to do so. The 

 Erratic Blocks Committee had altered their title so as to include Scotland, 

 and had added some Scottish geologists to their list of members. In 

 answer to the Chairman, who asked in what way the Corresponding 

 Societies could assist the Geological Photographs Committee, Mr. Reid 

 replied that the best plan was for persons interested to write to Mr. Jeffs 

 for information. The Committee were sending out a new circular con- 

 taining instructions as to the best methods of using the camera, and the 

 best kind of camera to use, together with an abstract of the opinions 

 collected on those subjects. 



Mr. Sowerbutts wished delegates to remember that platinotype photo- 

 graphs were the best to send, as those printed by the bromide process often 

 faded very rapidly, while platinotype prints would not. 



Mr. Murdoch had been glad to learn that Scotland was now included 

 in the sphere of the Erratic Blocks Committee, and hoped that the 

 Earth Tremors Committee, which was still a purely English Committee, 

 would also be modified so as to comprise Scotland. 



The Chairman remarked that these and other Committees were com- 

 posed of members of the British Association who were chosen on account 

 of their special work and quite irrespective of their nationality or place of 

 residence. In some cases there were observers only in England. But, 

 whatever its title, every Committee was anxious to get information from 

 whatever quarter it was obtainable. 



Mr. Hopkinson said that as regards the Erratic Blocks Committee, the 

 reason for the exclusion of Scotland was the fact that a similar Committee 

 for Scotland already existed in Edinburgh. In other cases it was simply 

 an oversight. He was glad that the Geological Photographs Committee 

 continued to exist, as there would always be a reason for its existence, 

 one of its chief objects being to obtain photographs of temporary sections. 



Mr. Reid remarked that the Committee did not wish to cease to exist, 

 but they hoped the work would be taken up and carried on at the Jermyn 

 Street Museum. 



Mr. M. B. Slater thought that an exchange of local geological photo- 

 graphs among the various Corresponding Societies would be a good thing. 



Mr. Sowerbutts approved of Mr. Slater's suggestion, and was sure that 

 the Manchester Geographical Society would gladly exchange photographs 

 with any other societies. They were then receiving some very handsome 

 geological photographs from the Carpathian Society. 



The Chairman remarked that the Geological and Geographical Societies 

 would be most likely to welcome an exchange of geological photographs. 



