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a line of enquiry which can only he satisfactorily worked out by 
the local observer, and may be expected to yield many new and 
important results. 
The Report of the Corresponding Societies’ Committee stated 
that the following letter had been issued, with the Beport of the 
Conference of Delegates at Glasgow, to the Secretaries and the 
Delegates of all the Corresponding Societies :— 
“Burlington House, London, W. 
26 th February , 1902. 
“ Dear Sir, 
“ I herewith send you a copy of the Report of the Conference of Delegates 
of the Corresponding Societies held at Glasgow. 1 also enclose a list of the 
Committees of the Association appointed at that meeting for the investigation of 
special subjects in which the co-operation of the Corresponding Societies is 
desired, together with the names and addresses of the Secretaries, to whom you 
should apply without delay for specific instructions as to how the investigations or 
work should he carried out hy your Society. 
“ You will he good enough to have the Report communicated to your Society 
at an early meeting, and to impress upon your members the importance of taking- 
part in the work of as many of these Committees and in the investigation of as 
many of the subjects selected hy the Delegates as possible. To this end it is 
very desirable that your Society, or the Council thereof, should appoint a Special 
Committee to consider what work can he done by your Society, and to arrange 
for its being begun forthwith. 
“ The observations when made should form interesting communications for 
your Society, and at the same time assist the work of the Committees of the 
Association. 
“ Besides adopting the programme of work proposed by the Delegates for the 
Corresponding Societies to engage in, my Committee have also resolved to accede 
to the request of the Delegates to ascertain and report to the next meeting of the 
Association what work has been done by each of the Corresponding Societies 
during the year towards the investigation of the subjects specified, and what 
assistance they have individually rendered to the several Committees of the 
Association desiring their co-operation. I trust that in that report your Society 
will be mentioned as having taken an active part. 
‘ ‘ I am, yours truly, 
J. G. Garson (Secretary).” 
The following are the Committees in whose investigations it is 
possible for our Society to co-operate :— 
1. To investigate the Erratic Blocks of the British Isles, and to 
take measures for their Preservation : Secretary, Professor P. E. 
Kendall, Yorkshire College, Leeds. 
2. Eor the Collection, Preservation, and Systematic Registration 
of Photographs of Geological Interest: Secretary , Professor W. W. 
Watts, The University, Birmingham. 
3. Eor the Collection, Preservation, and Systematic Registration 
of Photographs of Anthropological Interest: Secretary , Mr. J. L. 
Myres, 3, Hanover Square, London, W. 
4. For the investigation of the Respiration of Plants : Secretary , 
Mr. H. Wager, Arnold House, Derby. 
The following is the list of subjects selected by the Delegates 
for investigation, all of which except the first it is possible for our 
Society to investigate :— 
