434 CORRESPONDING SOCIETIES. 



Mr. W. M. Webb (Selborne Society) added that it might ensure the presence 

 of delegates less likely to be distracted by other parts of the Association's 

 programme than those who were already attending the meeting as ordinary 

 members. 



Other speakers deprecated the practice of representing two or more societies 

 by the same delegate, and supported the proposal. 



Professor H. H. Turner, F.R.S. (General Secretary), considered that the 

 occasional presence of a second or a special delegate might be desirable, and 

 that provision should be made for this. 



On the other hand. Dr. C. Tierney (South-Eastern Union) thought it undesir- 

 able to provide for the payment of membership fees for delegates by the 

 societies. jNIr. i\Iark L. Sykes (Manchester Microscopical), ;Mr. Oke (Brighton), 

 and others thought the proposal unnecessary. 



The adoption of the proposal was formally moved by ^Ir. T. Sheppard 

 (Yorkshire Naturalists' Union), and seconded by Sir Richard Gregory 

 (President, Section L), but was negatived on a division (10 votes to 15). 



(c) Arising out of the previous discussion, a motion was proposed by 

 Professor J. L. ]\Iyres (General Secretary), seconded by Dr. E. H. Griffiths. 

 F.R.S. (General Treasurer), and adopted as follows: 'To request the 

 Corresponding Societies Committee to inquire as to the practice of the 

 Association in regard to the distribution of the annual volume to Associated 

 Societies, and to make recommendations.' 

 The Conference adjourned iintil Tuesday, September 12. At this first 

 session 41 delegates were present, representing 49 societies. 



The Conference adjourned until Tuesday . September 12. At this first 

 ber 12, at 2 p.m., Mr. W. Whftaker, F.R.S., in the chair; delegates present, 32, 

 representing 45 societies. 



Resolutions arising out of the business of the previous session were submitted 

 by the Corresponding Societies Committee, and adopted as follows for trans- 

 mission to the Committee of Recommendations : — 



(a) To invite the scientific societies of Liverpool and District, on the 

 occasion of the British Association's visit in 192.3, to consider what further 

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

 ment of science, as, for e.'cample, for scientific research, for the discussion 

 of regional problems, and for the publication of results. 



(b) To invite the delegates sent to the Conference by the Corresponding 

 Societies to render any assistance in their power in making known, in their 

 respective districts, the objects and methods of the British Association, 

 and to communicate to the Secretary of the Association the names and 

 addresses of scientific workers and others to whom the preliminary pro- 

 gramme of the next meeting should be sent. 



(c) To call the attention of the Council to the inadequacy, discontinuity, 

 and occasional overlap of scientific bibliographies already issued ; and to 

 request the Council to consider what steps may be taken, by the Associa- 

 tion itself or otherwise, to make more systematic provision for the biblio- 

 graphy of the departments of science represented in the sections of the 

 Association. 



(rf) To request the Council to make known, in any way which may seem 

 desirable, to the principal Governmert Departments the f.ssistance which 

 may be obtained by them through the local societies in scientific inquiries 

 involving regional distributions. 



(e) To call the attention of scientific societies to the necessity of retaining 

 in all offprints from their publications the original numbering of the pages, 

 and of providing full reference to the date, place, and title of the publica- 

 tion from which they are extracted. 



(/) To call the attention of the Council to the value of the regional 

 exhibit arranged for the Hull fleeting by the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, 

 and to suggest that it is desirable that such an exhibit should, if possible, 

 be included regularly in the prograrnnje of the Annual Meeting. 



{(/) To inform the Conference of Delegates that the present practice of 

 the Association is to present a copy of the Annual Report to each Society 



