XX 
PROCEEDINGS, 
270th Ordinary Meeting, 12th May, 1908, at Watford. 
Gregory M. Mathews, F.L.S., F.Z.S., M.B.O.U., in the Chair. 
Mr. John Lewis Bonhote, M.A., F.L.S., F.Z.S., Sec.B.O.U., 
Gadespring Lodge, Hemel Hempstead, was proposed for 
membership of the Society. 
The following papers were read :— 
1. “ Lepidoptera observed in Hertfordshire in the year 1907.” 
By A. E. Gibbs, F.L.S., F.E.S. ( Transactions , Yol. XIY, 
pp. 45-48.) 
The author exhibited specimens of Lepidoptera in illustration 
of the paper. 
2. “ Notes on Birds observed in Hertfordshire during the year 
1907.” By William Bickerton, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. ( Transactions , 
Yol. XIY, pp. 63-80.) 
3. “ The Weather of the year 1907 in Hertfordshire.” By 
John Hopkinson, F.L.S., F.G.S., F. R. Met. Soc., Assoc.Inst.C.E. 
( Transactions , Yol. XIY, pp. 81-96.) 
The paper was illustrated by diagrams. 
4. “ Report on the Conference of Delegates to the 
British Association at Leicester in 1907.” By John 
Hopkinson, F.L.S., F.G.S., etc. 
The Conference met on the 1st and 6th of August, the 
Chairman, Mr. H. J. Mackinder, M.A., presiding at the first 
meeting, and the Yice-Chairman, the Rev. J. O. Bevan, M.A., 
at the second. The Corresponding Societies Committee was 
represented, amongst others, by the following members of our 
Society:—Dr. H. R. Mill, Mr. F. W. Rudler, and Mr. W. 
Whitaker, F.R.S. 
First Meeting. 
The Report of the Council recommended the addition of two 
Societies to the list of Affiliated Societies and of four to the list 
of Associated Societies ; also that three Societies which have not 
for some time published results of original work should be 
removed from the list of Affiliated to that of Associated Societies, 
thus reducing the number of Affiliated Societies by one (to 79) 
and increasing that of Associated Societies by seven (to 37). 
It was stated that more than thirty volumes of the publica¬ 
tions of the local Corresponding Societies had recently been 
bound and added to the collection available for consultation at 
the office of the British Association, Burlington House. 
The Chairman delivered an Address on “ The Advancement 
of Geographical Science by Local Scientific Societies.” 
Mr. Mackinder first showed how much more thoroughly local 
geography is studied in France and Germany than in our own 
country, and suggested that the work done in France by local 
geographical societies and in Germany by geographical institutes 
should be accomplished here by our provincial societies. 
