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EEPORT 1891. 



Mr. D. Corse Glen, F.G.S. . 

 Mr. J. Hopkinson, F.L.S. 



Provost Ross .... 



His Honour Deemster Gill 



Mr. J. E. Bedford, F.G.S. 

 Mr. J. Stubbins, F.G.S. . 



Mr. F. T. Mott, F.R.G.S. 



Mr. G. H. Morton, F.G.S. 

 Mr. M. B. Slater, F.L.S. . 



Mr. Eli Sowerbutts, F.R.G.S. . 

 Mr. W. Watts, F.G.S. . 

 Prof. J. E. C. Miinro, LL.D. . 

 Prof. W. Hillhouse, F.L.S. . 



Dr. J. T. Arlidge, M.A. . 



Mr. C. A. Markham, F.S.A. . 



Mr. C. Hawley Torr 



Prof. G. A. Lebour, M.A., F.G.S. 



Mr. J. Reginald Ashworth 

 Mr. A. Silva White, F.R.S.E. . 

 Mr. W. Andrews, F.G.S. 



Rev. J. O. Bevan, M.A. . 

 Mr. J. W. Davis, F.G.S. . 



Mr. W. Cash, F.L.S. 



Mr. C. P. Hobkirk, F.L.S. . 



Rev. E. P. Knubley, M.A. . 



{Geological Society of Glasgow. 

 Natural History Society of Glasgow. 

 . Hertfordshire Natural History Society 



and Field Club. 

 . Inverness Scientific Society and Field 



Club. 

 . Isle of Man Natural History and Anti- 

 quarian Society. 

 . Leeds Geological Association. 

 . Leeds Naturalists' Club and Scientific 



Association. 

 . Leicester Literary and Philosophical 



Society. 

 . Liverpool Geological Society. 

 . Malton Field Naturalists' and Scientific 

 Society. 

 Manchester Geographical Society. 

 Manchester Geological Society. 

 Manchester Statistical Society. 

 Midland Union of Natural History Socie- 

 ties. 

 North Staffordshire Naturalists' Field 



Club and Archfeological Society. 

 Northamptonshire Natural History So- 

 ciety and Field Club. 

 . Nottingham Naturalists' Society. 

 . North of England Institute of Mining 

 and Mechanical Engineers. 

 Rochdale Literary and Scientific Society. 

 Royal Scottish Geographical Society. 

 Warwickshire Naturalists' and Archaeolo- 

 gists' Field Club. 

 , Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club. 



Yorkshire Geological and Polytechnic 

 Society. 



: 



Yorkshire Naturalists' Union.' 



First Conference, Septembee 4. 



The chair was taken by Mr. G. J. Symons, F.R.S., the Corresponding 

 Societies Committee being also represented by Professor T. G. Bonney, 

 F.R.S., Mr. W. Topley, F.R.S., Mr. J. Hopkinson, F.L.S., and Professor 

 R. Meldola, F.R.S. (Secretary). 



The Chairman proposed that the report of the Corresponding Societies 

 Committee to the General Committee, printed copies of which had been 

 distributed among the Delegates, should be taken as read. This was put 

 to the meeting and carried unanimously. The subjects dealt with in the 

 report were then taken in order. 



Section A. 



Temperature Variation in Lakes, Bivers, and Estitaries.— The Chair- 

 man stated that in connection with the work of this Committee, of which 

 Dr. H. R. Mill was the Secretary, a large number of thermometers had 



» Three Delegates appointed under the rule which empowers a Society having its 

 head-quarters in the place of meeting to send up this number of representatives. 



