EEPORTS 



ON THE 



STATE OF SCIENCE. 



Corresponding Societies. — Report of the Committee, consisting of 

 Professor K. Meldola {Chairman), Mr. T. V. Holmes (Secre- 

 tary), Mr. Fkancis Gtalton, Sir Douglas Gtalton, Sir Eawson 

 Eawson, Mr. Gr. J. Symons, Dr. J. Gr. Gtarson, Sir John Evans, 

 Mr. J. HoPKiNSON, Professor T. Gr. Bonnet, Mr. W. Whitaker, 

 Mr. W. ToPLEY, Professor E. B. Poulton, Mr. Cothbert Peek, 

 and Eev. Canon H. B. Tristram. 



The Corresponding Societies Committee of the British Association beg 

 leave to submit to the General Committee the following report of the 

 proceedings of the Conference held at Edinburgh. 



The Council nominated Professor Raphael Meldola, F.R.S., Chair- 

 man, Mr. G. J. Sjmons, F.R.S., Vice- Chairman, and Mr. T. V. Holmes, 

 F.G.S., Secretary to the Conference. These nominations were confirmed 

 by the General Committee at the meeting held at Edinburgh on Wednes- 

 day, August 3. The meetings of the Conference were held on Thursday, 

 August 4, and on Tuesday, August 9, at 3.30, in the Justiciary Court. 

 The following Corresponding Societies, out of the sixty on the list, 

 nominated delegates to represent them at the Edinburgh meeting : — ■ 



Bath Natural History and Antiquarian Rev. H. H. Winwood, M.A., 



Field Club. F.G.S. 



Belfast Natural History and Philosophi- Mr. Alexander Tate. 



cal Society. 



Belfast Natmalists' Field Club . . Mr. Wm. Gray, M.R.I.A. 



Birmingliam Natural History and Micro- Mr. Charles Pumphrey. 



scopical Society. 



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



Bristol Naturalists' Society . . . Prof. Sydney Young, D.Sc. 



Burton-on-Trent Natural History and Mr. A. L. Stern, B.Sc. 



ArchiEological Society. 



Cardiff Naturalists' Society . . . Mr. T. H. Thomas. 



Chester Society of Natural Science . Mr. A. O. Walker, F.L.S. 



Chesterfield and Midland Counties Insti- Mr. M. H. Mills, F.G.S. 



tution of Engineers. 



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