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FIRST JOINT MEETING OF THE CORNISH SCIENTIFIC 

 SOCIETIES. 



On Thursday, the 27th of July, 189;3, in accordance with 

 resolutions previously adopted at a preliminary meeting of 

 members of the several Societies, the first associated meeting 

 (for the reading and discussing of papers contributed by approved 

 representatives of each) was holden in the R.I.C. Museum 

 Buildings at Truro, the following Societies acting in unison : 



(A) The Eoyal Greological Society of Cornwall (founded 1814). 



(B) The Eoyal Institution of Cornwall ( ,, 1818). 



(C) The Eoyal CornwaU Polytechnic Society ( ,, 1833). 



(D) The Mining Association and Institute of Cornwall, 



(founded 1860*-77-84.) 

 The Eev. Canon Moor, M.A., M.E.A.S., F.E.G.S., presided, 

 and there was a large attendance. 



The following Papers were read : 

 (1). " On the Union of the Scientific Societies of New Zealand." 



—by Mr. J. D. Enys, F.O.S. (for the E.I.C.) 

 (2). " On the Geology of MuUion Island."— by Mr. Howard 



Fox, F.O.S. (as President of the E.G.S.C.) 

 (3). " On the New Californian Stamps at Dolcoath," — by Capt. 



Josiah Thomas (manager of Dolcoath Mine, and 



representative of the Mining Association and Institute 



of Cornwall). 

 (4). "On the Climate of West CornwaU,"— by Mr. Kitto, 



F.E.Met.S. (on behalf of the E.G. Polytechnic Society). 

 These four Papers will be found printed in the present 

 issue. In the evening, Mr. H. Fox, F.G.S. and Mr. Thomas 

 (Sec. Mining A. & I. of C.) explained and exhibited a series of 

 interesting slides by limelight, shewing micro-photographs of 

 Cherts, Radiolaria, &c., kindly lent by Mr. Teall, F.E.S. Thanks 

 were rendered to the readers, and it was subsequently arranged 

 that the next Associated Meeting of the Societies should be held 

 at Penzance. 



*SeeBibliothecaCornub.,pp. 981, 1238, &c. 



