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PEOCEEDLNGS, 
227th Oedinaey Meeting, 25th Maech, 1902, at Watfoed. 
Geoege P. Neele in the Chair. 
The following papers were read: — 
1. “ The Climate of Hertfordshire, deduced from Meteorological 
Observations taken during the Twelve Years 1887-1898.” By 
John Hopkinson, F.L S., F.G S., F.B. Met. Soc., Assoc. Inst. C. E. 
(Transactions , Yol. XI, pp. 121-134.) 
2. “ Beport on Phenological Phenomena observed in Hertfordshire 
during the Year 1901.” By Edward Mawley, Yice-Pres.E.Met.Soc., 
F.B.H.S. ( Transactions , Yol. XI, pp. 135-141.) 
3. “Notes on Lepidoptera observed in Hertfordshire in the 
Year 1901.” By A. E. Gibbs, F.L.S., F.B.H.S. ( Transactions , 
Yol. XI, pp. 165-172.) 
4. “ Notes on the Fish of the Upper Lea.” By James Saunders, 
A.L.S. ( Transactions , Yol. XI, pp. 119-120.) 
5. “ Notes on Birds observed in Hertfordshire during the 
Year 1901.” By William Bickerton. ( Transactions , Yol. XI, 
pp. 142-144.) 
6. “Bepoet on the Confeeence of Delegates to the Blutish 
Association at Glasgow in 1901.” By John Hopkinson, F.L.S., 
F.G.S., Assoc. Inst. C. E. 
The meetings of the Conference were held on the 12th and 17th 
of September. Of the five members of the Corresponding Societies’ 
Committee who were present, two are members of our Society; 
the Chairman of the Conference, Mr. F. W. Budler, F.G.S., being 
a Corresponding Member, and the Yice-Chairman, Mr. W. Whitaker, 
F.B.S., being an Honorary Member and a past President, and also 
the Society’s Delegate to this Conference. 
Fiest Meeting. 
The Eeport of the Corresponding Societies’ Committee commenced 
with the statement that the only Society which complied with its 
request to suggest a subject for discussion at this Conference was 
the Hertfordshire Natural History Society, the subject being “ The 
desirability of County Photographic Surveys.” As, however, your 
recorder of this Conference, who suggested this subject on behalf 
of his Society, was unable to be present, it was postponed, and 
a suggestion of the Eev. J. O. Bevan, mentioned at the end of 
the report on the previous Conference, was adopted. 
The question of copyright was mentioned, it being stated that 
the officers of the Association had been authorized to co-operate 
with other Societies if a Bill relating to it were again brought 
before Parliament, the Bill to which reference was made in the 
previous Eeport having lapsed. 
In the course of his opening Address the Chairman referred to 
the registration of type - specimens as a work which the local 
