Ixxiv REPOET — 1891. 



The following reply from the Board of Agriculture has been 



received ; 



Board of Agriculture, March 14, 1891. 



Sir,— I am directed by Mr. Chaplin to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 

 the 11th inst., forwarding a memorandum on the Ordnance Survey, and to say that 

 the subject will have due consideration. 



I am, yours faithfully. 

 To Sir F. Abel, C.B., F.R.S., &c., &c. (Signed) P. H. Bagenal. 



(H) ' That the Council be requested to consider the question of watching the 

 operation of Acts relating to Scientific and Technical Education, and to take such 

 steps as may seem desirable for furthering the objects of those Acts.' 



The Council considered this Resolution, and are of opinion that there 

 is no necessity at the present time for them to take any action, 



(I) ' That the Council be requested to consider whether it is not desirable to 

 make special provision for the comprehensive consideration by the Association of 

 questions relating to Scientific and Technical Education.' 



"With regard to this Resolution, the Council understand that the chief 

 object of the Sectional Committee which originated it was to have 

 general discussions on scientific and technical questions organised, in 

 which members of the various Sections who have a special knowledge of 

 these questions should take part. 



The Council consider that the Sectional Committees have sufficient 

 powers to deal with this proposal severally and jointly. 



(J) ' That the paper by Mr. J. F. Green on " Steam Life-boats " be printed in 

 extenso, with the necessary drawings.' 



The Council decided that an abstract only of this paper should be 

 printed. 



The report of the Corresponding Societies Committee has been re- 

 ceived, and will be presented to the General Committee. 



The CoiTesponding Societies Committee, consisting of Mr. Francis 

 Galton, Professor R. Meldola (Secretary), Professor A. W. William- 

 son, Sir Douglas Galton, Professor Boyd Dawkins, Sir Rawson 

 Rawson, Dr. J. G. Garson, Dr. J. Evans, Mr. J. Hopkinson, Mr. W. 

 Whitaker, Mr. G. J. Symons, General Pitt-Rivers, Mr. W. Topley, and 

 Professor T. G. Bonney, is hereby nominated for reappointment by the 

 General Committee, together with Mr. T. V. Holmes, F.G.S. 



The Council nominate Mr. G. J. Symons, F.R.S., Chairman, Dr. J. G. 

 Garson, F.Z.S., Vice-Chairman, and Professor R. Meldola, F.R.S., Secre- 

 tary to the Conference of Delegates of Corresponding Societies to be 

 beld during the Meeting at Cardiff. 



In accordance with the regulations the retiring Members of the Council, 

 exclusive of Professor Rticker (who is recommended for the office of 

 Treasurer), will be : — 



Mr. Blanford. i Mr. J. B. Martin. 



Mr. Crookes. | Capt. Wharton. 



The Council recommend the re-election of the other ordinary Members 

 of Council, with the addition of the gentlemen whose names are distin- 

 guished by an asterisk in the following list : — 



