CORRESPONDING SOCIETIES. 4? 



Section E. 



Mr. Sowerbutts made some remarks with respect to the scope of 

 Geography, and suggested that detached papers on the geology, zoology, 

 meteorology, botany, &c., of some particular region could be regarded ns 

 coming under this science, and might with advantage be read together in 

 a common Section-room. The discussion was continued by Professor 

 Bonney, who considered the suggestion worthy of consideration, bub 

 likely to meet with great practical difi&culties. 



Section G. 



Flameless Explosives for use in Goal Mines. — Professor Leoour stated 

 that the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers 

 were about to make experiments on this subject. They had recently 

 obtained a grant of 300Z. for the experiments, but more would be re- 

 quired. He appealed to other engineering societies represented at the 

 Conference to co-operate in the investigation, which was of such general 

 importance in mining districts. 



Mr. Mills said that the Chesterfield and Midland Counties Institute 

 had not taken the matter up through their Council, but several indi- 

 vidual members had been working at it, and the results would shortly be 

 published. 



Section H. 



Catalogue of Prehistoric Remains. — Mr. Kenward said that the Bir- 

 mingham Philosophical Society was fully alive to the importance of 

 recording the few ancient remains in their district. He had done a great 

 deal of work in this direction himself, and had induced others to promote 

 the suggestions discussed at the Conferences at Bath and Newcastle, as 

 well as to assist in carrying out the Archseological survey proposed by 

 the Society of Antiquaries.' 



Mr. Gray stated that the Belfast Naturalists' Field Club had takeu 

 the matter up in a systematic way, and would continue their co-opera- 

 tion. 



At the conclusion of the Conference the Chairman remarked upon the 

 advantage of being able to have at hand for reference the publications of 

 the local Societies as collected by the Corresponding Societies Committee 

 for the purpose of preparing the catalogue of papers which formed part 

 of their annual report. He also called attention to the fact that a few of 

 the older and well-known local Societies had not yet become enrolled as 

 Corresponding Societies. 



Professor Meldola pointed out that this matter had already been dis- 

 cussed at a previous conference (Bath, 1888) as well as by their Com- 

 mittee in London. He thought that the work of the Conference of 



' The objects and mode of carrying out this survey were explained by Dr. John 

 Evans, President of the Society of Antiquaries, at the Bath Conference in 1888. 

 Rsport Brit. Assoc. 1889, p. 188. (Secretary Corresponding Societies Committee.) 

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