CORRESPONDING SOCIETIES 

 COMMITTEE. 



Report of Cominittee (Mr. T. Shbpparu, Vice -Chair man; Dr. F. A. 

 Bather, Mr. O. G. S. Crawford, Professor P. F. Kendall, Mr. 

 Mark L. Sykes, Dr. Clarence Tierney, Professor W. W. Watts, 

 Mr. W. Whitaker, and the President and General Officers). 

 Drawn up by the General Secretaries. 



The matters referred to the Committee by the Counnil of the British Associa- 

 tion and reported to the General Committee at the Hull Meeting were considered 

 by the Hull Conference of Delegates (of which the proceedings are appended) 

 and by the Committee itself at Hull. 



In accordance with the resolutions adopted by the Council, the Conference 

 of Delegates has invited the scientific societies of Liverpool and district, on 

 the occasion of the British Association's visit in 1923, to consider what further 

 provision, if any, is desirable for co-operation between them for the advance- 

 ment of science ; as, for example, for scientific research, for the discussion of 

 regional problems, and for the publication of results. 



The Committee, in accordance with the Council's Memorandum (§ 3), has 

 co-opted the following representatives of the scientific societies of Liverpool 

 and its neighbourhood to assist in preparing the programme of the Liverpool 

 Conference of Delegates : — 



Prof. P. G. H. Boswell, Liverpool Geological Society. 



Prof. W. J. Dakin, Liverpool Biological Society. 



Prof. P. M. Roxby, Liverpool Geographical Society. 



Dr. H. F. Coward, Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. 



Prof. F. E. Weiss, Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. 



Mr. T. W. Sowerbutts, Manchester Geographical Society. 



Mr. W. H. Barker, Manchester Geographical Society. 



Mr. J. S. Broome, Warrington Literary and Philosophical Society. 

 The Association of Science and Arts Societies for Gloucester and District, 

 formed in 1921, has submitted to the Conference of Delegates an account of 

 its own organisation, and made the valuable suggestion that local Societies 

 should be encouraged to make such arrangements with the nearest University 

 or University College as may ensure that full use is made of each Society's 

 membership, premises, and collections in connection with University Extension 

 courses. The Gloucester Association has already made such arrangements with 

 the University of Bristol. 



The Committee recommended to the Conference of Delegates at Hull that 

 the Kent's Cavern Committee should be discharged, and that the contributions 

 received by this Committee towards a fund for the pui-chase of Kent's Cavern 

 be returned to the donors, as there is no immediate prospect of purchase. 

 This recommendation was adopted by the Conference, and the Corresponding 

 Societies Committee was asked to keep itself informed of any further excavation 

 which may be projected by the present owner of the cavern. 



The Committee submits an application for a grant of 40?. for the prepara- 

 tion of its Report and the usual Bibliography. Proposals for the improvement 

 of this Bibliography in conjunction with other bibliographical projects have 

 been laid before the Committee, and will receive its careful consideration. 



