meeting in Havre to the General Committee. This caused the 

 subject to be introduced again, and after some discussion a 

 motion to proceed to the next business was carried. 



Mr. A. K. Horwood then read a paper on " Scientific 

 Societies and the Control of Plant Extermination." The discussion 

 on this paper was interluded by a paper by myself on " The best 

 means of Preventing the Extinction of Local Species." The dis- 

 cussion was then continued, as a result of which, Mr. Horwood's 

 motion was lost, and the Council's previous motion (merely 

 expressing the opinion that " it regards it as an urgent duty that 

 steps should be taken, by the formation of reserves, or otherwise, 

 to secure the preservation of species . . . except where the 

 preservation is a menace to human welfare ") was carried. 



The Chairman then drew attention to the proposed amend- 

 ment of the Wild Birds' Protection Act, and proposed that the 

 Corresponding Societies Committee arrange for evidence to be 

 given before the Committee to be appointed by the Home 

 Secretary. This was carried. 



A resolution was proposed expressing regret that the work of 

 the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society has been curtailed by the 

 discontinuance of the magnetic survey at Falmouth observatory, 

 due to the withdrawal of grants from the Royal Society and the 

 British Association. 



This concluded the business of the Conference. 



In view of the reports of your previous representatives, I 

 should like to state that great improvement was shewn at the 

 Birmingham meeting in the matter of arranging for the meeting of 

 Delegates. No difficulty was experienced in finding the place of 

 meeting, and excellent accommodation was provided in the 

 library of the Municipal Technical School. 



In conclusion, I wish to express the pleasure it gave me to 

 have the honour of representing the Club at the British 



Association." 



(Signed) Richard H. Whitehouse. 



