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8th January^ igoi. 



Mr. J. BROWN, President, in the Chair. 



REPORT OF DELEGATE TO CORRESPONDING 

 SOCIETIES' CONFERENCE, BRITISH ASSOCIA- 

 TION MEETING, 1900. 



By J. Brown. 



{Abstract) 



As your delegate I attended both meetings of the Conference. 

 At the first meeting two resolutions on proposed changes in 

 the arrangement of the proceedings were negatived, but the 

 discussion threw light on the wishes of the delegates, implying 

 that they did not desire to hear papers at the conference, but 

 rather to discuss methods of procedure that might make local 

 societies successful. The question of the protection of copy 

 right of societies in their proceedings was brought up and 

 referred to the general committee. 



At the second meeting, after hearing and discussing a paper 

 on " Dew Ponds," the conference received the usual reports 

 from sections. Section C is anxious for co-operation of corres - 

 ponding societies in the work of the Geological Photographs 

 Committee and the Erratic Blocks Committee. Mr. Sower- 

 butts, representing Section E, made suggestions for more active 

 co-operation of corresponding societies. Mr. Hartland, repre- 

 senting section H, brought forward the request of the Anthro- 

 pological Photographs Committee for photographs of pre- 

 historic stone monuments, stone implements, primitive pottery, 

 and of objects connected with local superstitions. Such 

 objects were frequently met with in local museums. I am asked 

 to bring these requests before the Society, and I feel sure there 

 are many members competent to comply with them. I should 



