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In section A, Mr. Symons, Chairman of the Committee in 

 connection with Meteorological Photography, stated that they 

 had received, in all, 467 photographs of clouds, and that the 

 Committee did not press for more. They intended to select 

 the typical ones and have them brought to a uniform scale in 

 order to promote their general utility. In the Co mmittee's 

 report the study of the changes in the high level clouds is 

 mentioned as the only branch needing further elucidation, and 

 as this was a work of considerable difficulty, requiring special 

 skill, appliances, and much leisure, it would be specially pro- 

 vided tor. Very high commendation has, however, been given 

 to the photographs of this class furnished by an Irish gentle- 

 man, Mr. Greenwood Pim, of Dublin, whose further offer of 

 aid has gladly been accepted. 



The great want felt was for an efficient atlas of the higher 

 clouds. The Committee sought for power to arrange for the 

 publication of a provisional atlas as a commencement. The 

 available funds, however, at the Nottingham meeting appear 

 not to have sufficed to permit of an enlarged grant to this 

 Committee. 



There is still a need for further photographs of lightning 

 The report affords a full explanation of what has been done in 

 this direction, and the best method to be adopted. 



In section C the representative of the Geological Photography 

 Committee stated that they were publishing their fourth report 

 this year. They had received 40 new photographs, making the 

 total collection 846, and their appeal had been more successful 

 than in any previous year, but there was still much to be done, 

 and he hoped the Delegates would stir up their Societies on 

 this point. As to the best camera, the most portable was to be 

 preferred. Many photographs had been sent in without the 

 name of the Society, of the photographer, or of the place 

 photographed. It had been decided not to lend any more 

 photographs to the Societies unless duplicates were furnished. 

 The Committee are ready to receive any good photographs, 

 irrespective of size. It was a satisfaction to know that in the 



