XX REPORT — 1S41. 



That a Committee, consisting of Dr. Richardson and Mr. Gray, be re- 

 quested to report on the present state of our Knowledge of the Zoology of 

 New Zealand. 



The Report to be presented at the next meeting of the Association. 



That Sir J. Dalzell be requested to report on the Habits of the Radiata ; 

 and that the Report be presented at the next meeting of the Association. 



That Mr. Gray be requested to report on the MoUusca and their Shells ; 

 and that the Report be presented at the next meeting of the Association. 



That Mr. Hodgkinson be requested to complete his Experiments on the 

 Resistance of the Atmosphere to Moving Bodies ; and to report the result 

 to the next meeting of the Association. 



Recommendations of Researches in Science involving Grants of Money) 

 . adopted by the General Committee at the Eleventh Meeting. 



That the Committee already appointed on Calculation of Tides at Bristol 

 (viz. the Rev. W. Whewell) by Mr. Bunt, be re-appointed ; and that the sum 

 of 20/. be placed at the disposal of the Committee for the purpose. 



The Report to be presented at the next meeting of the Association. 



That the Committee already appointed on the Reduction of the Stars in 

 the Histoire Celeste (viz. Mr. Baily, the Astronomer Royal, and the Rev. Dr. 

 Robinson) be re-appointed ; and that the sum of 651. be placed at the dis- 

 posal of the Committee for the purpose. 



The Report to be presented at the next meeting of the Association. 



That the Committee already appointed on the extension of the Royal 

 Astronomical Society's Catalogue (viz. Mr. Baily, the Astronomer Royal, and 

 the Rev. Dr. Robinson) be re-appointed; and that the sum of 110/. (the 

 residue of the former grant) be placed at the disposal of the Committee for 

 the purpose. 



The Report to be presented at the next meeting of the Association. 



That the Committee already appointed on the Reduction of Lacaille's 

 Stars (viz. Sir John Herschel, the Astronomer Royal, and Mr. Henderson) 

 be re-appointed ; and that the sum of 105/. (being the unexpended balance of 

 the former grant of 184/. 5s.) be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. Whewell, Lord Adare, Dr. Robinson, Sir J. Robison, Mr. Scott 

 Russell, the Astronomer Royal, Mr. Snow Harris, Hon. and Rev. Charles 

 Harris, be a Committee for obtaining information respecting the Velocity of 

 Sea Waves, and for drawing up instructions for making the requisite observa- 

 tions ; and that the sum of 30/. be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. Whewell, Colonel Sabine, Sir John Lubbock, the Astronomer 

 Royal, and Mr. Snow Harris, be a Committee to procure observations of the 

 Tides in the Pacific ; and that the sum of 60/. be placed at their disposal for 

 that purpose. 



That a Committee, consisting of Professor Whewell, the Astronomer 

 Royal, Professor Lloyd, Colonel Sabine, Professor Phillips, and Mr. Snow 

 Harris, be appointed to make application to the Government for funds, for 

 the publication of the series of Hourly Meteorological Observations whicli 

 have been made for five years at Plymouth, at the expense of the Associa- 

 tion, and to superintend the publication ; and that in case of the failure of 

 this application, the sum of 250/. be placed at the disposal of the same 

 Committee, for the purpose of carrying this object into effect. 



