238 REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE. — 1916. 



Nomenclature of the Carhoniferous, Permo-Carhouiferous , and 

 Permian Rocks of the Southern Hemisphere. — Interim, 

 Report of the Gom,mittee, consisting of Professor T. W. 

 Edgeworth David {Chairman), Professor E. W. Skeats 

 {Secretary), Mr. W. S. Dun, Sir T. H. Holland, Eev. 

 W. HowcHiN, Mr. A. E. Kitson, Mr. G. W. Lamplugh, 

 Dr. A. W. EoGERS, Professor A. C. Seward, Dr. D. M. S. 

 Watson, and Professor W. G. Woolnough, appointed to 

 consider the above. 



During the past few months communications in response to the Seci'e- 

 tary's circular letter (see last year's report in Re/p. Brit. Assoc, for 

 1915, p. 263) have been received from Dr. A. W. Eogers and Dr. 

 D. M. S. Watson, relating mainly to the classification in South Africa. 

 Eeports in reply to the Secretary's questions have also lately been 

 received from Mr. A. E. Kitson (Gold Coast), Mr. P. Chapman 

 (Melbourne), Mr. W. H. Twelvetrees (Tasmania), and Professor P. 

 Marshall (New Zealand). It has been considered advisable to keep 

 these contributions for printing along with others which have not yet 

 come to hand owing to war conditions. 



Occupation of a Table at the Zoological Station at Naples. — 

 Report of the Committee, consisting of Mr. E. S. Goodrich 

 {Chairman), Dr. J. H. Ashworth {Secretarij), Mr. G. P. 

 Bidder, Professor F. O. Bower, Dr. W. B. Hardy, Dr. S. 

 F. Harmer, Professor S. J. Hickson, Sir E. Ray Lan- 

 kester, Professor W. C. McIntosh, and Dr. A. D. Waller. 



The British Association table at Naples has not been occupied during 

 the current financial year. 



Mrs. Pixell-Goodrich has published ^ en account of the Gregarines 

 of Ghjcera siphonostoma, founded on material obtained during her 

 occupancy of the table in March and April 1914. 



Intimation has been received that the administration of the Zoo- 

 logical Station is now in the hands of a Commission, with Professor 

 F. S. Monticelli as President, appointed by the Italian Government. 



The Committee asks to be reappointed. 



' Quart. Journ. Micr. Sci., vol. 61, pp. 205-216, pi. xviii., 1916. 



