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Sir Daniel Morris reported that as a delegate of the Bourne- 

 mouth Natural Science Society he attended the Conference of 

 Corresponding Societies at the meeting of the British Association 

 at Portsmouth in August and September last. 



On August 31st an address to the delegates was delivered by 

 Professor J. W. Gregory, f.r.s., on "The Scientific Misappropria- 

 tion of Popular Terms." A copy of the address is deposited in 

 the library for reference. 



A paper by Mr. Wilfrid Mark Webb, f.l.s., Secretary of the 

 Selborne Society, was presented on " The Preservation of Rare 

 British Plants," and the co-operation of members of the Corres- 

 ponding Societies was invited in this direction. 



On September 5th a popular lecture on " The Study of British 

 Fungi " was delivered by Professor Harold W. T. Wager, f.r.s., 

 of the Yorkshire College at Leeds. The lecture was illustrated by 

 a remarkably fine collection of coloured drawings of fungi, and 

 followed by an interesting discussion, showing that in some districts 

 fungi were very carefully studied in regard to the distribution of 

 species, as well as in respect of their economic interest and their 

 influence as parasites on the production of agricultural crops. 



At the request of the Chairman, Sir Daniel Morris opened a 

 discussion on " The Co-ordination of Local Scientific Societies," 

 suggesting that in districts where two or more separate Natural 

 History Societies existed, each with its own organisation and 

 officers and issuing separate publications, a policy of consolidation 

 would probably result in greater efficiency and economy and in the 

 issue of a really creditable volume of Transactions. 



The organisation by sections of the Bournemouth Natural 

 Science Society was referred to, and the advantages presented by 

 such an organisation were described. It was claimed that not only 

 did it secure the co-operation of a larger section of the general 

 community, but by its position and influence it advanced to a much 

 greater degree the claims and progress of science. 



The discussion proved a distinctly useful one. A large number 

 of interesting facts were contributed by delegates from all parts as 

 to the working of local scientific societies, and a strong wish was 

 expressed that the subject might be taken up and more fully dealt 

 with at the meeting of the Association in 191 2. 



