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EEPORT OF THE COUNCIL, 1918-19. 



I. The Council have lo record with deep regret the death of Lord 

 Rayleigh, cm., P.E.S. (President, 1884; Trustee, 1883-1919), of Sir 

 William Ceookes, O.M., P.E.S. (President, 1898), of George 

 Carey Foster, LL.D., D.Sc, F.E.S. (General Treasurer, 1898-1904; 

 Tli-ustee, 1916-19); and of Augustus George Vernon Harcourt, 

 M.A., D.C.L., LL.D., D.Sc, F.E.S. (General Secretary, 1883-97). 



II. Professor W. A. Herdman, F.E.S., has been unanimously 

 nominated by the Council to fill the office of President of the Associa- 

 tion for the year 1920-21 (Cardiff Meeting). 



III. Eesolutions referred by the General Committee, July 5, 1918, 

 to the Council for consideration, and, if desirable, for action, were dealt 

 with as follows : — 



From the General Committee. 



' That, having regard to the expression of opinion here and else- 

 where, the Council be respectfully requested to consider the 

 question of holding a Meeting of the Association in or near 

 London during) the year 1919, if the Bournemouth Meeting 

 be dropped. ' 



On consideration of this resolution, the Council appointed the follow- 

 ing Committee (with power to add to their number) : — 



The President and General Officers, the President-elect, Sir E. 

 Brabrook, Sir Dugald Clerk, Sir E. A. Gregory, Sir E. im 

 Thurn, Major P. A. MacMahon, 



with the following terms of reference : 



' To consider and report upon the question whether, in the event 

 of it being impossible to hold an ordinary Annual Meeting in 

 1919 in Bournemouth or elsewhere, a Meeting of the Associa- 

 tion in London is desii'ahle, and, if so, to suggest an-angements 

 for such a Meeting. ' 



It was fortunately, however, imnecessary for the above Committee 

 to meet, as the invitation from Bournemouth was cordially renewed and 

 unanimously accepted, the Council expressing thanks on behalf of the 

 Association to the municipality of Bournemouth for the renewed 

 invitation. 



