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Your Committee wishes to thank the authors and exhibitors 

 for their communications and the exhibits they have so kindly 

 provided, several of which must have necessitated much expendi- 

 of time and labour for their production. The prestige of the 

 Club outside its own walls is very largely dependent on the 

 quality of its printed matter, and the Committee will welcome 

 and do all in its power to assist members submitting their 

 investigations to the meetings. 



The Excursions during the year were considerably interfered 

 with by bad weather, and in many instances it was impossible 

 to carry out the programme arranged for. The notable 

 exceptions were those to the Botanic Gardens and to the 

 Surrey Commercial Docks, where the attendance was thirty- 

 five and thirty respectively. The average attendance at 

 the excursions was eighteen, which is below that of recent 

 years, but good under the circumstances. No particularly 

 valuable captures are recorded, but the specimens obtained 

 were sufficient amply to reward and interest those taking part 

 in the Excursions. 



By the kindness of the Editor some details have been published 

 in The English Mechayiic after each Excursion, and several of these 

 reports are incorporated in the Proceedings published in the 

 November number of the Journal. A pleasant incident to 

 record was the presence on July 10th of Dr. Penard, of Geneva, 

 our honorary member, who genially participated in the spirit 

 of good fellowship for which the Excursions are remarkable. 

 It is hoped that in the coming season the new members will 

 join the Excursions as often as possible, as they aftbrd not only 

 a means of acquiring experience in the methods and results of an 

 interesting branch of microscopy, but also give an opportunity 

 for social intercourse and the exercise of that mutual assistance 

 for which the Club has always been noted. The Hon. Secretary 

 of the Excursions Committee will at all times be pleased to 

 answer inquiries and give information respecting the arrange- 

 ments. The thanks of the Club, as in previous years, are due to 



