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Address by the Peesident, Professor Arthur Schuster, D.Sc, 



Sc.D., LL.U., Dr. es Sc, F.R.S 3 



Reports on the State of Science, &c ii7 



Transactions of the Sections : 



A. — Mathematical and Physical Science 357 



B. — Chemistry 368 



C— Geology 403 



D.— Zoology 487 



E.— Geography 478 



F. — Economic Science and Statistics 495 



G. — Engineering 62D 



H. — Anthropology 651 



I. — Physiology 679 



K.— Botany 701 



L.— Education 732 



M.— Agriculture 760 



Report of the Corresponding Societies Committee 781 



Ebpoet of the Conference of Delegates of Corresponding Societies 781 



Index 817 



List of Publications 837 



List of Members, &c 1-103 



LIST OF PLATES. 



Plates I.-IV. — Illustrating the Report on Seismological Investigations. 



Plates V. and VI. — Illustrating the Report on the Botanical and Chemical 

 Characters of the Eucalypts. 



Plates VIL and VIII.— Illustrating the Report on Atlas, Textual, and Wall 

 Maps for School and University use. 



Plate IX. — Illustrating the Report on Stress Distributions in Engineering 

 Materials. 



Plates X. and XI. — Illustrating the Report on Archseological Investigations 

 in Malta. 



