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JUpnri oi tlje Delegate to ilje SSritisb ^ssonaiton 

 iKwting of IMG. 



OIR Daniel Morris, Delegate of the Bournemouth Natural 

 ^ Science Society at the Annual Conference of Delegates of 

 Corresponding Societies at the Meeting of the British Association 

 held at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, from September 5th to September 

 9th, 1916, reported as follows : — 



On this occasion the President of the Conference was Pro- 

 fessor G. A. Lebour, D.Sc, F.G.S. ; the Vice-President, Mr. 

 Thomas Sheppard, M.Sc, F.G.S. , and the Secretary, Mr. Wilfred 

 Mark Webb, F.L.S. 



The President delivered an address on " Co-operation," and 

 drew attention to the desirability of renewed action on the part 

 of Naturalists, Field Clubs and others in undertaking systematic 

 research into problems still awaiting solution in their several 

 districts. From a geological point of view, Professor Lebour 

 suggested the following lines of observation and research : — 



(a) A detailed mapping of stratigraphical sub-divisions,. 



supplementing the maps of the geological survey. 



(b) Records of changes caused by frost, wind, rain and 

 tides along our coast. 



(c) Records of the wasting of the banks of rivers, the 



variations in their channels, the rate of flow, the 

 constantly changing nature and quantity of the sedi- 

 ments which they carry, the causes and effects of 

 their spates and chemical compositions of their 

 waters. 



(d) In the case of fossils the value of zoning as a key to 



stratigraphical problems was dwelt upon ; as also the 

 careful investigation of beds charged with special 

 plant remains, fish and shell bands, algal layers and 

 other horizon-fixing organisms. 



A paper on " The Encouragement of Public Interest in 

 Science by means of Popular Lectures " was read by Mr. Percival 

 J. Ashton ; and a paper by Mr. Arthur Bennett " On the Desir- 

 ability of forming Federations of Societies with Cognate Aims." 



Both papers gave rise to interesting discussions. It was 

 evidently the opinion of the Conference that science must play an 

 all important role in the future ; and Scientific Societies should 

 instil into the minds of the general public the need of sound 

 scientific training and the application of scientific methods to all 

 the ramifications of trade and industry. 



