REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE. 
Seismological Investigations.—Twenty-second Report of .the Com- 
mittee, consisting of Professor H. H. Turner (Chairman), 
Mr. J. J. Saw (Secretary), Mr. C. Vernon Boys, Dr. J. E. 
Crompiz, Mr. Horacr Darwin, Dr. C. Davison, Sir F. W. 
Dyson, Su R. T. Guazesrook, Professors C. G. Knorr and 
H. Lamp, Sir J. Larmor, Professors A. E. H. Love, H. M. 
Macponatp, J. Perry, and H. C. Puummer, Mr. W. E. 
Puiummer, Professors R. A. Sampson and A. Scuustrer, Sir 
Narrer Suaw, Dr. G. T. Waiker, and Dr. G. W. Wanker. 
I. General. 
Owine to the cancelling of the Bournemouth meeting proposed for 
1917, and to other reasons connected with the war, the present Report 
is made brief. It has been drawn up by the Chairman, except where 
specially mentioned. 
The Committee asks to be reappointed with a grant of 10CI. (including 
printing), in addition to 100]. from the Caird Fund already voted. The 
grant was formerly 60l., with 70l. for printing—1301. in all ; but during 
the war it has been reduced to 1001., partly to meet the need for economy, 
partly because the printing has necessarily been less. The Government 
Grant Fund administered by the Royal Society has voted a subsidy of 
2001. for 1917 asin recent years. With the above modification the budget 
remains practically the same as given in the 20th Report. 
The Shide staff has remained unchanged, though it is probable that 
changes must shortly be made. The general question of organisation of 
seismology has not only been discussed at several meetings of the present 
Committee, but is also under consideration by the Geodetic Committee, 
appointed by Section A of the British Association in 1916. This Com- 
mittee contemplates approaching the Government with a proposal for a 
Geodetic Institute. It has been suggested that before taking definite 
steps in this direction the similar needs of other branches of geophysics 
(seismology, magnetism, tides, &c.) should be reviewed ; and the Geodetic 
Committee, suitably enlarged for the purpose, is proceeding to this review. 
The collation of the records for 1913 was completed and printed as a 
separate pamphlet, with a preliminary discussion. Further discussion is 
given in a later section of this Report. 
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