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promluently before us, and tliiis stimulate members to 

 renewed exertions, and lead to more methodical records of 

 observation in tbe future. 



Your Committee have under consideration plans for 

 affording members increased opportunities of meeting during 

 the winter months for conversation, as well as for the 

 exhibition of recent captures or other objects of interest. 

 Such meetings are intended in some measure to supply the 

 place of the Summer Excursions. Should the endeavours 

 of the Committee to effect such an arrangement be successful, 

 they have reason to believe the result will be most advan- 

 tageous to the Club. 



Since the last Annual Meeting 133 gentlemen have joined 

 the Club, and during that period 24 names have been 

 withdrawn ; a few in consequence of death, and others by 

 retirement. Consequently the total number of subscribing 

 members on the 30th of Jime is 382. 



The Committee cannot conclude their Report without 

 expressing their thanks for the assistance so cheerfully 

 rendered by Mr. Jaques as Librarian and by Mr. RtiFFLE 

 as Curator. Their cordial thanks are also due to Mr. Lewis 

 for his valuable reports ; to Messrs. Arnold, Gay, Reeves 

 and Suffolk, the Excursion Committee ; and to Messrs. 

 BocKETT, Hailes, Hislop and Marks, the Exchange 

 Committee. 



The Committee hope that the continued success of the 



