RESEARCH COMMITTEES. IxV 



Communications ordered to be printed in extenao. 



Section ^.— Mr. G. Hardy : On Prime Numbers. 

 Section 5.— Discussion on Smoke Prevention. 

 Section B. — Discussion on Homogeneous Catalysis. 



Besolutions referred to the Council for consideration, and, if desirable^ 



for action. 



From Section A. 



That the Committee of Section A places upon record its high appreciation of the 

 assistance rendered to the investigation of the value of gravity at sea by the Directors 

 of Messrs. Alfred Holt, of Liverpool, during the voj-age of the British Association to 

 Australia in 1914. The Association is indebted to them for the generous installation 

 of a special refrigerating chamber for the purpose of this research, and for placing 

 at the disposal of the experimenter (Dr. Duffield) the whole of the resources of the 

 Blue Funnel steamship Ascaniiis ; in this respect the help of Captain Chrimes, 

 Chief Engineer Douglas, and Refrigerating Engineer Latham deserves particular 

 mention. 



The Association regrets that the outbreak of war prevented full advantage being 

 taken of the facilities so kindly made available by Messrs. Alfred Holt, but it is none 

 the less grateful for their valuable and whole-hearted co-operation. 



That a copy of the above Resolution be forwarded to Messrs. Alfred Holt. 



Irom Section B. 



To recommend to the Council that the proceedings of Section B, together with 

 the reports of research committees, including any reports on special branches of 

 chemical science, be published separately from the Annual Volume of Reports. 



At its meeting on September 9, the General Committee mianimously 

 adopted the following resolution, and ordered that it should be forwarded 

 to the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Presidents 

 of the Boards of Education and of Agriculture and Fisheries : — 



That the British Association for the Advancement of Science, believing that the 

 higher education of the nation is of supreme importance in the present crisis of our 

 history, trusts that His Majesty's Government will, by continuing its financial 

 support, maintain the efficiency of teaching and research in the Universities and 

 University Colleges of the United Kingdom. 



Synopsis of Grants of Money appropriated for Scientific Purposes on 

 behalf of the General Oommittee at the Manchester Meeting, 

 Sepitemher 1915. The Names of Members entitled to call on the 

 General Treasurer for Grants are prefixed to the respective 

 Committees. 



Section A. — Mathematical and Physical Science. 



£ s. d. 



*Turner, Professor H. H. — Seismological Observations 130 



*Ramsay, Sir W.— Tables of Constants 40 



*Hill, Profe.ssor M. J. M.— Mathematical Tables 35 



Carried forward £205 



* Reappointed. 

 1915. d 



