268 DELEGATE'S REPORT OP BRITISH ASSOCIATION 



F.R.S., in -vfhich every member seemed to take part. The following 

 conclusions were cordially adopted : — 



1. — ^"That a room shall be provided at the Bradford and other 

 future meetings of this Association, in which delegates may meet, 

 become acquainted with each other, and hold informal discussions, 

 between the meetings of the Conference." 



2. — " Regarding a suggestion that an agenda paper should be sent 

 to the Corresponding Societies some time before the British Association 

 meeting, in order that delegates might come better prepared to the 

 Conference, it was decided that although the circular issued in July 

 is an agenda paper, it would be well to add a clause to it, asking 

 that the Secretary of each Corresponding Society receiving it should 

 bring the subjects for discussion at the Conference before the notice 

 of the delegates of the Society." 



3. — " It was also decided by the Committee for Corresponding 

 Societies, that the circular drawn up some years ago by Dr Easton, 

 stating the rules respecting the Corresponding Societies and the 

 advantages granted to them, shonld be reprinted, and sent in March 

 to the Corresponding Societies, and that at the same time a notice 

 should be sent, inviting the Societies to consider what subjects they 

 wish to have discussed at the next Conference of Delegates, and fixing 

 the date by which suggestions must be sent." 



The following Societies have been added to the list of Corresponding 

 Societies : — 



1. — The Birmingham and Midland Institute Scientific Society. 



2. — The Eastbourne Natural History Society. 



3. — The Natural History Society of Northumberland, Newcastle, 

 and Durham. 



4.— The Hull Scientific Society and Field Naturalists' Club. 



I shall merely add that these resolutions were brought about by a 

 letter I wrote to the Chairman of Delegates last year, when at the 

 Dover meeting ; and this, being read to the meeting of delegates, 

 was generally supported by those representatives of Corresponding 

 Societies, who I was aware had, like myself, been dissatisfied with 

 the diminishing opportunities for discussion, and the inadequacy of the 

 place for holding their meetings afforded to the delegates, many 

 of whom had travelled long distances, and were protracting their 

 stay at the British Association Congress, in order to fulfil their 

 duties to their several societies, from whom a report was looked for. 

 I believe the conclusions arrived at, between the meeting of Delegates 

 at Bradford and their Committee attached to the working machinery 

 of the British Association, are of a nature to strengthen the 

 representation of the Corresponding Societies by their Delegates, and 

 thus to lend additional importance to the value of science throughout 

 the Kingdom. 



