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Abstract

ON the initiative of the Royal Society, a Board of Scientific Societies, consisting at present of representatives of twenty-seven scientific, including technical, societies, has been established for the furtherance of the following objects:—Promoting the cooperation of those interested in pure or applied science; supplying a means by which the scientific opinion of the country may, on matters relating to science, industry, and education, find effective expression; taking such action as may be necessary to promote the application of science to our industries and to the service of the nation; and discussing scientific questions in which international co-operation seems advisable. An executive committee has been appointed, consisting of the following members:—Sir Joseph Thomson (chairman), Dr. Dugald Clerk, Sir Robert Hadfield, Mr. A. D. Hall, Prof. Herbert Jackson (hon. secretary), Sir Alfred Keogn.-Sir Ray Lankester, Prof. A. Schuster, Sir John Snell, Prof. E. H. Starling, Lord Sydenham, and Mr. R. Threlfall. The first meeting of the Board was held on July 20, when important questions relating to scientific, educational, and industrial matters were under consideration, with a view to effective steps being taken for co-ordinating the work carried out at present by a number of independent bodies, or initiating action in the case of other matters of national importance.