4.0 REPORT—1896. 
general as a mere caretaker. This was a disgrace to the great town in 
which the museum was situated. Local museums should have a grant of 
50/. to 1002, or even 150/. for the payment of specialists. 
Professor J. W. Carr was inclined to regret that Professor Petrie’s 
paper had not been read before the Museums Association. Mr. Hoyle 
(who, like the speaker, was a member of the Council of the Museums 
Association) had not mentioned that some years ago a sub-committee was 
appointed by that Association to report upon a suggestion much resem- 
bling that of Professor Petrie. No definite result had, however, been 
arrived at. He thought that if Professor Petrie were now to bring this 
paper before the notice of the Museums Association the weight of his 
authority might produce more important effects. He regretted the 
absence of delegates from the Museums Association to discuss this ques- 
tion. 
The Chairman remarked that any society might apply to be placed on 
the list of Corresponding Societies. He hoped the delegates would give a 
full account of this discussion to the societies they represented. He 
called upon Professor Petrie to reply. 
Professor Petrie said that this was to a great extent a money question. 
He did not think that his suggestions necessarily involved additional 
expense. He thought it would be better that the money should be divided 
between the mere caretaker and the specialists, rather than that an 
attempt should be made to combine them by employing one man who 
could not posslbly be a specialist on all points. ‘Indeed, those curators 
who were more than mere caretakers would by his plan receive a larger 
amount of money than before by rendering their services in a number of 
places, instead of being confined to one. It would be better to have a 
dozen men of science and fifty caretakers than sixty curators, all receiving 
a very inadequate salary. 
A vote of thanks to Professor Petrie for his paper having been passed, 
the Chairman invited remarks from any representatives of the various 
sections of the British Association who wished for the co-operation of the 
Corresponding Societies in any work. 
Section C. 
Mr. W. W. Watts said that, though the labours of some of the 
Committees nominated by Section C had come to an end, the Geological 
Photographs Committee was still in existence. Though much assistance 
had been received from Leicestershire and some other places, a very large 
area was still unphotographed. The eastern counties had sent very 
few photographs. The Erratic Blocks Committee still existed, and their 
work was being largely done by the committees of local societies. Some 
societies in Yorkshire were doing most admirable work. Those were the 
two chief committees of Section C which needed the co-operation of the 
local societies. 
Mr. C. E. De Rance made some remarks on the labours of the Under- 
ground Waters Committee of the British Association. Though the 
Committee had ceased to exist, he hoped the delegates of the Corresponding 
Societies assembled there would urge on their members to record carefully 
in their districts everything bearing on that matter, not only as regards 
the geological nature of the strata, but also as to the tempera- 
ture of water obtained from considerable depths. As to the Erratic 
