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REPOBT — 1892. 



Mr. Thomas Gushing, F.K.A.S. 

 Mr. J. G. Goodchild, F.G.S. . 



Mr. A. S. Eeid, M.A., F.G.S. 

 Mr. Henry Coates , 



Prof. E. Meldola, F.E.S. 

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

 Dr. A. T. Brett 



Mr. C. J. Alford . 

 Mr. P. M. C. Kermode . 



Mr. B. Holgate, F.G.S. . 

 Mr. Osmund W. Jeffs . 

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



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

 Mr. Mark Stirrup, F.G.S. 

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



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



Prof. J. H. Merivale, M.A. 



Mr. E. Eobinson . 



Mr. A. SOva White, F.E.S.E. 



Mr. E. Chisholm Batten 



Mr. F, W. Hembry, F.R.M.S. 



Prof. C. F. Bastable, M.A. 



Mr. G. E. T. Smithson . 

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



Eev. J. O. Bevan, M.A. . 

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



Croydon Microscopical and Natural His- 

 tory Club. 



Cumberland and Westmorland Associa- 

 tion for the Advancement of Literature 

 and Science. 



East Kent Natural History Society. 



East of Scotland Union of Naturalists 

 Societies and Perthshire Society of 

 Natural Science. 



Esses Field Club. 



Geological Society of Glasgow. 



Hertfordshire Natural History Society 

 and Field Club. 



Hampshire Field Club. 



Isle of Man Natural History and Anti- 

 quarian Society. 



Leeds Geological Association. 



Liverpool Geological Society. 



Malton Field Naturalists' and Scientific 

 Society. 



Manchester Geographical Society. 



Manchester Geological Society. 



North Staffordshire Naturalists' Field 

 Club and Archfeological Society. 



Northamptonshire Natural History So- 

 ciety and Field Club. 



North of England Institute of Mining and 

 Mechanical Engineers. 



Eochdale Literary and Scientific Society. 



Eoyal Scottish Geographical Society. 



Somersetshire Archaeological and Natu- 

 ral Histoi-y Society. 



South London Microscopical and Natural 

 History Club. 



Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of 

 Ireland. 



Tjmeside Geographical Society. 



Warwickshire Naturalists' and Archaeolo- 

 gists' Field Club. 



Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club. 



Yorkshire Naturalists' Union. 



First Confeeence, August 20. 



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

 Societies Committee being also represented by Sir Douglas Galton, 

 Dr. Garson, Mr. W. Whitaker, Mr. W. Topley, and Professor R. Meldola 

 as Secretary. 



The Report of the Corresponding Societies Committee, printed copies 

 of which had been circulated among the Delegates, was, on the motion 

 of the Chaii'man, taken as read. The subjects Created of in the Report 

 were then dealt with in the order of the Sections. 



Section A. 



Temperature Variation in Lakes, Rivers, and Estuaries. — Mr. Mark 

 Stirrup stated that the Manchester Geological Society had been of some 

 use in this inquiry. Some few years ago he had solicited the Water 

 Committee of the Manchester Corporation to undertake observations iu 

 their lai-ge reservoirs at Woodhead, but although these were commenced. 



