XX REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, 1936-37 



(c) At the request of the Council, the Geological Society agreed to 

 forward to the International Geological Congress the suggestion that 

 recent evidence of climatic change should be discussed at the Congress, 

 (Resolution of Section C, Geology.) 



(d) A resolution from Section G (Engineering), referring to legal 

 procedure in connection with patent actions, was not adopted. 



(e) The Councils for the Preservation of Rural England, Scotland, 

 and Wales were informed that the subject of rubbish dumping had 

 been brought before the Conference of Delegates of Corresponding 

 Societies, and that the Council would be pleased to offer the collabora- 

 tion of the Association, through its Corresponding Societies, if it should 

 appear to the Councils addressed that such collaboration would be 

 useful. (Resolution of the Conference of Delegates of Corresponding 

 Societies.) 



(/) The following resolution was received from the Conference of 

 Delegates of Corresponding Societies : — 



To request the Council of the British Association to support the 

 Council for the Preservation of Rural England in its endeavour to 

 stimulate His Majesty's Government to consider and take action upon 

 the report of the Government Committee on National Parks. 



This resolution was adopted by the Council, and the Council for the 

 Preservation of Rural England were informed accordingly. 



Finance. 



VII. — The Council have received reports from the General Treasurer 

 throughout the year. His account has been audited and is presented to 

 the General Committee. 



The Council made the following grants from funds under their 

 control : — 



From the Caird Fund, 



£> 



Committee on Seismology . . . . . . . .150 



„ „ Mathematical Tables ...... 150 



„ ,, Zoological Record ...... 50 



„ „ Plymouth Marine Laboratory ..... 50 



From the Bernard Hohson Fund. 



Committee on Brandon Bone-bed . . . . . .25 



„ ,, Reptile-bearing Oolite of Stow-on-the-Wold . 25 



„ ,, Thermal Conductivities of Rocks : such part of the 



grant of £25 as the remaining income of the fund 

 will allow. 



From the Leicester and Leicestershire Fund. 



Committee on Perseveration . . . . . . . lo 



„ „ Routine Manual Factor in Mechanical Ability . • 30 



