CORRESPONDING SOCIETIES. 47 



Corndon, Worcester Road, Sutton, Surrey : September 7, 1898. 

 Dear Sir, — It might be as well to report to the Conference of Dele- 

 gates that the B. A. Geological Photographs Committee has formed a 

 collection of duplicate photographs and slides, which can be sent during 

 the winter to any local scientific society desiring to make use of them. 



It consists of about 250 prints in two albums, and about 100 lantern 

 slides. 



Faithfully yours, 



W. W. Watts. 



Dr. Abbott wished to know if there would be any opportunity of 

 discussing the subject of the Federation of Local Societies at that meeting 

 of the British Association. The Chairman thought that it might be 

 brought forward at the next meeting of the Conference. 



Second Meeting of the Conference, Septennber 13. 



The Corresponding Societies Committee were represented by Professor 

 Meldola, Mr. Whitaker, Dr. Garson, Rev. J. O. Bevan, Mr. Hopkinson, 

 Mr. G. J. Symons, and Mr. T. V. Holmes (Secretary). 



The Chairman (Mr. Whitaker) announced that action had been taken 

 with regard to the Resolution on Coast Erosion passed at their last 

 meeting. It had been submitted to the Committees of the Geological and 

 of the Geographical Sections, both of which unanimously supported the 

 recommendations contained in it. 



Dr. Garson then took the chair, Mr. Whitaker being obliged to leave. 



Uniformity of Size of Pagies of Scientifc Societies' Publicatio7is. 



Professor S. P. Thompson said that he had been asked to bring before 

 the Conference a matter on which a Committee of the British Association 

 had already made one Report, and still continued to exist, with the 

 intention of making another. This question was the importance of 

 adopting one or two uniform standard sizes for the pages of scientific 

 publications. All who were engaged in any kind of scientific investigation 

 were greatly indebted to the reprinted papers on the subjects in which 

 they were interested which were sent to them by their fellow workers. 

 And all recognised the great advantage given by uniformity in the size 

 of their pages, which permitted them to be bound together and per- 

 manently preserved. The great desirability of promoting uniformity in 

 size of page had caused Section A some four years ago to promote the 

 formation of a Committee whose object was to prescribe the adoption of 

 certain standard octavo and quarto sizes. The Report of this Committee 

 would be found in the Ipswich Report of the British Association, pp. 77- 

 79 (1895). 



The standard octavo size recommended was : Paper demy, the pages 

 measuring 14 cm. x22 cm., or, when uncut, 5|in. xSJin. The width, 

 measured from the stitching to the outer edge of the printed matter, to be 

 12 cm., or 4f in., and the height of the printed portion, including the 

 running headline, to be 18 cm., or 7 in. 



