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had been well represented last year, but would not be so well represented 

 this year, because they were engaged in organising their work and pre- 

 paring their own lists. When these were ready the work would progress 

 more rapidly. 



Mr. Gushing presented two photographs on behalf of the Croydon 

 Microscopical and Natural History Club. 



The Rev. H. H. Win wood raised a question with respect to the obtain- 

 ing of copies of the photographs. The amateur photographer took the 

 negatives, but did not wish to be troubled with multiplying prints. He 

 thought it desirable that the name of the person holding the negative 

 should be made known in order that copies of any particular photograph 

 might be obtained. 



Mr. Gray stated that this was one of the points which had been con- 

 sidered by their Society in Belfast, and they proposed to inform the public 

 where copies of the photographs were to be obtained. 



Mr. Sowerbutts said he knew a considerable number of amateur 

 photographers who would not send away their negatives to be printed 

 from, nor would they allow prints to be made without their consent. He 

 had tried to do something for the Committee with amateur photographers 

 in Lancashire, but had found that the amateur who went out to photo- 

 graph did not usually confine himself to such subjects as were required 

 by the Committee. About 120 negatives had been taken by the Man- 

 chester Geographical Society, but these had not been taken specially for 

 geological purposes, and only four had been sent to the Committee. The 

 Manchester Geological Society, represented by Mr. Mark Stirrup, took 

 photographs for scientific and not for mere pictorial purposes, and these 

 would, no doubt, be of greater value. Their Geographical Society had, 

 however, arranged to take a series across Lancashire for their own pur- 

 poses, and any of the photographs showing geological features would, he 

 thought, be at the service of the Committee. 



Mr. Jeffs said that, in order to remove any misconception which might 

 exist with respect to the purpose of the Committee, he would state that 

 their first object was to have a typical collection of photographs illus- 

 trating the geological features of the country. Their next object was to 

 enable teachers and lecturers to have copies of any of the photographs 

 that might be desired. In furtherance of this object they had already 

 published in their Report for 1890,' and had continued in their present 

 Report, a list of photographs, giving particulars and the name of the 

 photographer from whom they could be procured. Any person wanting 

 copies could obtain them by writing. Of course the fixing of price was a 

 local matter and beyond the control of the Committee ; he thought that 

 some of the photographers might be generous enough to present copies 

 in the interests of science. Mr. Jefl"s added that their Committee could 

 not undertake to hold the negatives. 



Mr. C. J. Watson suggested that copies of the photographs should be 

 circulated among the Corresponding Societies, as they could not tell 

 from the pnbUshed list which of the photographs would be of use to a 

 local Society. He thought that this would be met by having an album 

 of duplicate prints for circulation in the manner suggested. 



Mr. A. S. Reid said that he had been engaged for some time in incit- 

 ing the local Societies to take up this work. He found that the amateur 



> B A. Bej)orf, Leeds, 1890, p. 429. 



