EEPOETS 



ON THE 



STATE OF SCIENCE, 



Report of the Corresponding Societies Comniittee, consisting of Mr. 

 Francis Galton (Chairman), Professor A. W. Williamson, Sir 

 Douglas G-alton, Professor Boyd Dawkins, Sir Eawson Rawson, 

 Dr. J. G. Garson, Dr. John Evans, Mr. J. Hopkinson, Professor 

 E. Meldola (Secretary), Professor T. G. Bonney, Mr. "W. 

 Whitaker, Mr. G. J. Symons, General Pitt-Eivers, and Mr. "W. 

 Topley. 



The Corresponding Societies Committee of the British Association begs 

 to submit to the General Committee the following Eeport of the pro- 

 ceedings of the Conference held at Leeds. 



The Council nominated Mr. G. J. Sjmons, F.R.S., Chairman, Pro- 

 fessor T. G. Bonney, F.R.S., Vice- Chairman, and Professor R. Meldola, 

 F.R.S., Secretary to the Conference. The meetings were held on 

 Thursday, September 4, and Tuesday, September 9, at 3.30 p.m., in the 

 Philosophical Hall. The Delegates (numbering 36) nominated by the 

 Corresponding Societies to attend the Leeds Meeting were : — 



Mr. A. Tate, C.E Belfast Natural History and Philosophi- 

 cal Society. 



Mr. Wm. Gray, M.R.I.A. . . Belfast Natui-alists' Field Club. 



Mr. Charles Pumphrey . . . Birmingham Natural History and Micro- 



scopical Society. 



Mr. J. Kenward, F.S.A. . . . Birmingham Philosophical Society. 



Mr. R. W. Atkinson, F.C.S. . . Cardiff Naturalists' Society. 



Mr. M. H. Mills .... Chesterfield and Midland Counties Insti- 

 tution of Engineers. 



Mr. T. Gushing, F.R.A.S. . . Croydon Microscopical and Natural His- 

 tory Club. 



Mr. W. Healey .... Cumberland and Westmorland Associa- 

 tion for the Advancement of Literature 

 and Science. 



Mr. A. S. Reid, M.A., F.G.S. . . East Kent Natural History Society. 



TEast of Scotland Union of Naturalists' 



Mr. Robert Brown, R.N. . . <| Societies. 



L Perthshire Society of Natural Science. 



Prof. R. Meldola, F.R.S. . . Essex Field Club. 



