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to the Committee of Recommendations, but tlie resolution referred 

 to is calculated to give them the necessary power, and thus to put the 

 Conference on the same footing as the Sectional Committees. The 

 resolution, which is now a rule of the Association, is as follows : ' That 

 the Conference of Delegates of Corresponding Societies be empowered 

 to send recommendations to the Committee of Recommendations for 

 their consideration, and for report to the General Committee.' 



The Leeds Geological Association has been enrolled for the 

 first time as a corresponding society. 



At the second sitting of the Conference, in addition to the 

 matters already alluded to, the following subjects were brought 

 before the delegates : — 



Geological Photography. — The value of collecting photo- 

 graphs of geological strata was pointed out, especially of those 

 which were not likely to be permanent, and depositing them m 

 local museums, where they could be consulted. 



DiSAPPEARAX'CE OF LocAL Plaxts. — Prof. Hillhousc gave some 

 account of the work of the committee which was appointed for the 

 purpose of collecting information as to the disappearance of native 

 plants from their local habitats. He stated that, in order that the 

 work might be done thoroughly, the committee had hitherto con- 

 fined their work to Scotland. He thought that local societies might 

 render valuable assistance. 



It was stated that it would add to the value of the Annual 

 Report if many more local societies which published reports, etc., 

 were affiliated as Corresponding Societies, in order that the titles of 

 the papers which they published might appear in the index. 



Ixterxatioxal Geological Coxgress. — Owing to the impend- 

 ing meeting of this Congress, a large number of foreign visitors 

 attended the Geological Section. The great value of the official 

 reports of the meeting and excursions was urged upon the delegates. 

 It was stated that the meetings of the Congress would be held at 

 Burlington Gardens between the 17th and 22nd of September. Six 

 excursions were arranged to take place in the week after the 

 meeting. Two of these have a direct bearing upon the geology of 

 the county, for the first was arranged to embrace a survey of the 

 Yorkshire coast from Speeton to Saltburn, and the second was 

 directed to an examination of the rocks in the Craven district. 



The following papers, which are of interest to Yorkshire naturalists, 

 were read in their respective sections : — 



Dr. H. W. Crosskey. — Sixteenth Report of the Erratic Blocks 

 Committee, which included a great number of reports sent up by 

 the Boulder Committee of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union. 



Oct. 1888. 



