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REPORT — 1892. 

 1. Receiring Grants of Money — continued. 



Subject for Investigation or Purpose 



To report on tlie present state of 

 our Knowledge of the Zoology 

 of the Sandwich Islands, and to 

 take steps to investigate ascer- 

 tained deficiencies in the Fauna, 

 with power to co-operate with 

 the Committee appointed for 

 the purpose by the Eoyal Society, 

 and to avail themselves of such 

 assistance in their investiga- 

 *tions as may be offered by the 

 Hawaiian Government. 



To report on the present state of 

 our Knowledge of the Zoology 

 and Botany of the West India 

 Islands, and to take steps to in- 

 vestigate ascertained deficien- 

 cies in the Fauna and Flora. 



Exploration of Irish Sea. 



The Physiological Action of the 

 inhalation of oxj'gen in as- 

 phyxia, more especiall}- in coal- 

 mines. 



Compilation of an Index Generum 

 et Specierum Animalium. 



The Exploration of the Glacial 

 Region of the Karakorum 

 Mountains, Physically, Geologi- 

 cally, and Biologically, by Mr. 

 W. M. Conway and com- 

 panions. 



Scottish Place-Names. 



Climatological and Hydrographi- 

 cal Conditions of Tropical 

 Africa. 



Members of the Committee 



Chairman. — Professor A. Newton. 



St'cretari/. — Dr. David Sharp. 



Dr. W. T. Blaiiford, Dr. S. J. Hick- 

 son, Professor Riley, Mr. 0. Sal- 

 vin, Dr. P. L. Sclater, and Mr. 

 Edgar A, Smith. 



Chairman. — Dr. P. L. Sclater. 



Secretary. — Mr. G. Murray. 



Mr. W. Carruthers, Drs. A. C. Giin- 

 ther and D. Sharp, Mr. F. Du 

 Cane Godman, Professor A. 

 Newton, and Dr. D. H. Scott. 



Chairman.- 

 man. 



-Professor W. A. Herd- 



Secretary. — Mr. I. C. Thompson. 

 Professor A. C. Haddon, Mr. Hoyle, 



Mr. A. O. Walker, and Mr. G. 



Brook. 



Chairman. — Professor John G. 



McKendrick, M.D. 

 Secretary.— ^\x. J.E. F. Thomson, 



M.B. 

 Mr. J. T. Bottomley. 



Chairman. — Sir W. H. Flower. 



Secretary. — Mr. G. Brook. 



Dr. P. L. Sclater, Dr. H. Woodward. 



Chairman. — Colonel Godwin- 

 Austen. 

 Secretary. — ProfessorT. G. Bonney. 

 Colonel H. C. B. Tanner 



Chairman. —"^vc: C. W. Wilson. 

 Secretary. — Dr. J. Burgess. 

 Mr. Coutts Trotter. 



Chairman. — Mr. E. G. Ravenstein. 

 Secretary. — Dr. H. R. Mill. 

 Mr. G. J. Symons and Mr. Bald- 

 win Latham. 



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