366 EEPOKT— 1892. 



Report of a Committee, consisting of Vroiessor A. Newton {Chair- 

 man), Mr. John Cordeaux {Secretary), Messrs. R. M. Barrington, 

 John A. Harvie-Brown, W. Eagle Clarke, and the Rev. E. P. 

 Knubley, appointed to make a digest of the observations on the 

 Migration of Birds at Lighthouses and Light-vessels, and to 

 report on the same. 



The Committee are not yet in a position to announce the completion 

 of the digest of the migration returns, with which, however, great and 

 satisfactory progress has been made during the past twelve months by 

 Mr. W. Eagle Clarke, one of their body, on the plan announced in last 

 year's I'eport. So much having been done, they trust that the Association 

 will think fit to reappoint them in order that the heavy task may even- 

 tually be completed. 



Report of the Committee, consisting of Professor A. C. Haddon, 

 Professor W. A. Herdman, and Mr. W. E. Hoyle {Secretary), 

 appointed for improving and experimenting with a Deep-sea 

 Tow-net for opening and closing under water. 



The Committee have to report that the apparatus for opening and closing 

 the tow-net by electricity, which was provisionally exhibited in an un- 

 finished state at Cardiff, has been completed and is ready for use so soon 

 as an opportunity for experimenting in deep water shall present itself. 

 Although the Committee have made inquiries in all directions that 

 seemed likely, no such opportunity has presented itself during the past 

 twelve months. Seeing that the kind of conducting cable which would 

 be necessary for working the apparatus would depend upon the nature 

 of the dynamo available for generating the electric curi-ent, the Com- 

 mittee have not judged it prudent to expend the grant in the purchase of 

 such a cable prematurely, and hence the grant has been returned to the 

 Treasurer. 



The Committee suggest that they should be reappointed ; they intend 

 to apply for a new grant at some future date. 



Report of the Committee, consisting of Mr. Thomas H. Thomas 

 {Chairman), Professors W. Newton Parker, A. Newton, and 

 A. Leipner, Mr. E. Poulton, Canon H. B. Tristram, and Dr. C. 

 T. Vaghell {Secretary), appointed to consider proposals for the 

 Legislative Protection of Wild Birds' Eggs. 



The Committee have to report that in consequence of the near approach 

 of a General Election, it seemed to them quite useless to take any further 

 steps during the present Session of Parliament, as no Bill of the kind 



