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other mounds or tumuli, lake dwellings, caves which have been in- 
habited, entrenchments, and the several kinds of implements and 
ornaments of the Stone and Bronze age. The Committee of Recom- 
mendation adopted the suggestion, and appointed Sir John Lubbock, 
Dr. R. Munro, Mr. Pengelly, Prof. Boyd Dawkins, Dr. Meirhead, 
Dr. Jno. Evans, Dr. Hicks, and Mr. Jas. W-. Davis a Committee for the 
purpose of making such investigations. Mr. Jas. W. Davis was 
appointed Secretary. Yorkshire has proved a rich field for the inves- 
tigation of such subjects as are included in the progTamme of this 
committee ; hitherto the record of many discoveries of interesting 
objects has been lost, or is hidden in the columns of some local news- 
paper. It is suggested that in future all such records should be 
carefully tabulated and preserved by the Committee of the British 
Association, and it is hoped that members of this society will com- 
municate to its Honorary Secretary particulars of any discovery that 
they may be acquainted with. It is also desirable that particulars of 
interesting objects which have, previous to the present time, been 
found, and of which no permanent record has been made, should be 
furnished. 
Amongst other subjects of investigation to which the society 
may be able to render assistance, are the "Sea Coast Erosion" Com- 
mittee, appointed to enquire into the rate of erosion of the sea coast 
of England and Wales, and the influence of the artificial abstraction 
of shingle or other material in that action. ]\Ir. Wm. Topley, 
28, Jermyn Street, London, is the Secretary. 
A Committee for the purpose of investigating the circulation of 
underground waters in the permeable formations of England, and the 
quality and quantity of the water supplied to various towns and 
districts from these formations. Mr. C. E. de Ranee, 28, Jermyn 
Street, London, is the Secretary. 
And the Committee to record the position, height above the sea 
level, lithological character and size and origin of the erratic blocks 
of England, Wales, and Ireland. Rev. H. W. Crosskey, LL.D., 
117, Cough Road, Birmingham, is the Secretary. 
Committee to report on the Provincial Museums of the United 
Kingdom. Mr. F. S. Mott. Leicester, Secretary. 
