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future provide historical records of interest, when, in course of time, the 

 Association revisits centres for which surveys have been previously compiled, 

 as they will afford material for the study of changes during the periods 

 intervening between visits. Out of the four surveys which have been pro- 

 duced under this scheme (for the meetings at York, Leicester, Aberdeen, 

 and Norwich), those for Leicester and Norwich were reprinted in sub- 

 stantial quantity for educational use at the instance of the respective local 

 authorities. 



II. Resolutions and Recommendations. 



Among the numerous duties of the Council of the Association (the execu- 

 tive body which remains in session throughout the year and holds six ordinary 

 meetings) is that of dealing with resolutions and recommendations formu- 

 lated in the Sections or otherwise during the annual meeting. During the 

 quinquennium twenty-nine such resolutions and recommendations were 

 referred to the Council for consideration, and for action if desirable. They 

 dealt, among other topics, with such diverse questions as : 



An inland water survey for Britain (1934). 



Preservation of the countryside, and national parks (1934, 1935)- 



Reduction of noise of motor vehicles (1932, 1935). 



Easement for the importation of technical scientific cinema films, 



apparatus, and specimens (1931, 1934). 

 Establishment of a nature reserve in the Galapagos Islands (1935). 

 The ill effects upon bird life caused by cutting hedgerows during 



nesting time (1935). 

 Extermination of the muskrat in Britain (1933). 

 Preservation of wild fauna in Africa (1931). 

 Revision of Ordnance Survey Maps (1933). 

 Extension of geodetic surveys in British colonies and dependencies 



(19.33). . 



Continuation of an atlas of geographical types (1934). 



Desirability of including maps showing relative density of population 

 in census reports (193 1, etc.). 



Aerial photography of topographical features (1932). 



Disposal of finds from caves in Derbyshire (the exploration of which 

 had long been supported by the Association) and the preservation 

 of certain of the caves (1931, 1935). 



Specification for the lower yield-point of mild and moderately high- 

 tensile steel (1935). 



Diseases of the cricket-bat willow (1933). 



Provision and publication of agricultural statistics (1932). 



Interchange of museum specimens (1932). 



The manner in which each resolution or recommendation has been dealt 

 with is stated by the Council in their yearly report to the General Committee, 

 and may be found by reference to the appropriate Annual Report of the 

 Association (i.e., usually, that for the year following the date given in the 

 preceding paragraph). The Council were able to deal with some of these 

 questions by referring the resolutions forthwith to appropriate Government 



