722 REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE.—1914. 
Corresponding Societies Committee.—Report of the Committee, 
consisting of Mr. W. WurtakeR (Chairman), Mr. WILFRED 
Marx Wess (Secretary), Rev. J. O. Bevan, Sir Hpwarp 
BRABROOK, Sir H. G. ForpuHam, Dr. J. G. Garson, Principal 
EK. H. Grirrirus, Dr. A. C. Happon, Mr. T. V. Honmgs, 
Mr. J. Hopkinson, Mr. A. I. Lewis; Rev. T™ BR. RB. 
STEBBING, and the PRESIDENT and GENERAL OFFICERS. 
(Drawn up by the Secretary.) 
Tue Committee recommends that the Museums Association should be 
made an Affiliated Society. 
Sir George Fordham has promised to preside at the Conference of 
Delegates to be held at Havre at the invitation of the French Associa- 
tion for the Advancement of Science, and to give an Address on ‘ The 
History of the Endeavour to Co-ordinate the Work of Local Scientific 
Societies in Great Britain.’ 
The Committee recommends that the following subjects should be 
discussed at the Conference :— 
‘Local Natural History Societies and their Publications,’ and ‘ The 
Question of the Compilation of an Index to the latter.’ The first sug- 
gested by the Hertfordshire Natural History Society, to be introduced 
by Mr. John Hopkinson, and the second to be discussed by Mr. William 
Cole and Mr. Henry Whitehead on behalf of the Essex Field Club. 
The Committee wishes to express its thanks to Mr. W. P. D. 
Stebbing for his services as Secretary, which he has had to relinquish 
owing to his absence abroad. The Committee asks to be reappointed, 
and applies for a grant of 25]. 
Report of the Conference of Delegates of Corresponding Societies 
held at Havre on Tuesday, July 28, 1914, by invitation of the 
Association Francaise pour l’Avancement des Sciences. 
Chairman.—Sir Grorce Forpuam, J.P., D.L. 
Vice-Chairman.—Sir Epwarp BraBrook, C.B., Dir.S.A. 
Secretary.—WiuLFRED Marx Wess, F.L.S., F.R.M.S. 
In the absence of Sir George Fordham, Sir Edward Brabrook, the Vice- 
Chairman, presided, and the Corresponding Societies Committee was represented 
by Dr. J. G. Garson, Mr. John Hopkinson, and the Secretary, Mr. Wilfred 
Mark Webb. There were also present several Members of the British Asso- 
ciation, other than delegates, as well as representatives of the French Associa- 
tion, including Dr. Loir, the Local Secretary. 
Sir Epwarp BraBrook thanked the French Association for the Advancement 
