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their beautiful seat, Glenfield Frith. The Leicester Literary and 

 Philosophical Society entertained in the Museum and Loggia, the 

 latter being designed by Mr. Colson and specially erected for the 

 visit of the British Association. Mrs. Hobson described in detail 

 the various meetings and arrangements. Mr. H. J. Mackinder, 

 who gave an address on "The Desirability of Local Geographical 

 Research in this Country," suggested that the work might be 

 carried out with the co-operation of the various scientific societies, 

 and pointed out the need for members of each society to correlate 

 the work of specialists in botany, geology, archaeology, &c, and 

 map out the whole on a geographical basis. Keen discussion 

 followed a paper read by the Rev. Ashington Bullen, who 

 advocated the desirability of appointing a committee for a 

 photographic survey of ancient remains in the British Islands. 

 Suggestions were made by the different sections for the 

 furtherance of meteorological work, investigations on drift, 

 collection of local terms applicable to Geology and Geography ; 

 to organise a scheme for Photographing ascertained types of local 

 population ; to draw up county lists of objects and places, and 

 also lists of literature upon counties or areas. Mrs. Hobson 

 strongly advocated that this work be taken up by the Belfast 

 Naturalists' Field Club, stating that the Club possessed ample 

 and rich material in memoirs, &c. Professor Conwentz, the 

 Prussian State Commissioner for the Preservation of Natural Monu- 

 ments addressed the Conference on the necessity of preservation of 

 scientifically interesting and unique objects and scenery, and which 

 are fast disappearing before the march of industrial enterprise. 

 Mrs. Hobson mentioned that the British Association publish a 

 catalogue every year of the most important papers dealing with 

 original research issued by the various corresponding societies. 

 Of these nine came from the Belfast Naturalists' Field Club in 

 1906 — two by Mr. Robert Bell, one each by Messrs. F. C. Forth, 

 W. H. Gallway, G. Donaldson, A. Milligan, E. J. M'Kean, B.L., 

 J. Strachan, Professor Gregg Wilson, and J. Wright, F.G.S. In 



