The Inducements Offered To Undertake The Journey Were Indeed So Great That The Council Felt That It Would Be Necessary To Place Some Restriction Upon The Election Of New Members, Which For Many Years Past, Though Not Unchecked In Theory, Has Been Almost A Matter Of Course In Practice.

Obviously these offers of the Canadian hosts of the British Association were made to its members, not to those on whom they might operate as an inducement to be enrolled among its members.

The council, therefore, before the close of the Southport meeting, published the following resolution: - "That after the termination of the present month (September, 1883), until further notice, new members be only elected by special resolution of the council." Applications for admission under these terms were very numerous, and were carefully sifted by the council. Still, although the council as time progressed and the number augmented, increased the stringency of their requirements, it became evident that the newly elected members would soon assume an unduly large proportion to those of older standing, so that on May 6th, after electing 130 members under this rule, it was resolved to make no more elections until the commencement of the Montreal meeting, when it would be safe to revert to the usual practice. The details of the arrangements made for the journey have already been communicated to the members, so that it is needless to make any further special reference to them, but the council have to acknowledge the great liberality of the associated cable companies in granting, under certain restrictions, free ocean telegraphy to the members of the Association during the meeting.

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