RESEARCH COMMITTEES. XXV 



To report on the present state of knowledge of the relation of early Palaeolithic 

 Instruments to Glacial Deposits. — Mr. H. J. E. Peake {Chairman), Mr. E. N. 

 Fallaize {Secretary), Mr. H. Balfour. 



Section I.— PHYSIOLOGY. 



Electromotive Phenomena in Plants. — Dr. A. D. Waller {Chairman), Mrs. Waller 

 {Secretary), Prof. J. B. Farmer, Mr. J. C. Waller. 



Food Standards and Man-power. — Prof. W. D. Hallibiirton {Chairman), Dr. A. D. 

 Waller {Secretary), Prof. E. H. Starling. 



Section K.— BOTANY. 



To consider the possibilities of investigation of the Ecology of Fungi, and assist Mr. 

 J. Ramsbottom in his initial efforts in this direction. — Mr. H. W. T. Wager 

 {Chairman), Mr. J. Ramsbottom and Miss A. Lorrain Smith {Secretaries), Mr. 

 W. B. Brierley, Mr. F. T. Brooks, Mr. W. N. Cheesman, Prof. T. Johnson, Prof. 

 M. C. Potter, Mr. L. Carleton Rea, and Mr. E. W. Swanton. 



Section L.— EDUCATION. 



The Influence of School Books upon Eyesight. — Dr. G. A. Auden {Chairman), Mr. 

 G. F. Daniell {Secretary), Mr. C. H. Bothamley, Mr. W. D. Eggar, Sir R. A. 

 Gregory, Dr. N. Bishop Harman, Mr. J. L. Holland, Dr. W. E. Sumpner, 

 and Mr. Trevor Walsh. 



CORRESPONDING SOCIETIES COMMITTEE. 



To take steps to obtain Kent's Cavern for the Nation. — Mr. W. Whitaker {Chairman), 

 Mr. W. M. Webb {Secretary), Prof. Sir W. Boyd Dawkins, Mr. Mark L. Sykes. 



Research Committees ' in Suspense.' 



The work of the following Committees is in suspense until further 

 notice. The personnel of these Committees will be found in the Eeport 

 for 1917. 



SECTION D. — ZOOLOGY. 



An investigation of the Biology of the Abrolhos Islands and the North-west Coast 

 of Australia (north of Shark's Bay to Broome), with particular reference to the 

 Marine Fauna. 



Nomenclator Animalium Genera et Sub -genera. 



SECTION H. — ANTHROPOLOGY. 



To investigate the Physical Characters of the Ancient Egyptians. 



To prepare and publish Miss Byrne's Gazetteer and Map of the Native Tribes 

 of Australia. 



To investigate the Lake Villages in the neighbourhood of Glastonbury in connec- 

 tion with a Committee of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. 



SECTION K. — BOTANY. 



The Renting of Cinchona Botanic Station in Jamaica. 



