REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. 77 



" Rutley's Study of Rocks " Purchased. 



" Prantl's Elementary Text Eook of Botany " 

 " Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science" 

 " Annals of Natural History " 

 "Dr. Cooke's British Fresh Water Algas," 



1 



Parts 6-8 



"Grevillea'' 



" Cole's Studies in Microscopical Science," &c. 



" The Microscopical News " 



Proceedings and Reports of various Societies and Sundry Pamphlets. 



The following slides have been presented to the Cabinet: — 



Dr. M. C. Cooke 3 



Mr. H. E. Freeman ... ... ... ... ... 3 



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In accordance with a resolution passed last year, that the Annual 

 Dinners be officially recognised and placed under the direction of a 

 duly appointed Sub-Committee, the following gentlemen were 

 elected to carry out the arrangements for the Annual Winter 

 Dinner, held Dec. 8th :— Mr T. C. White, Mr. T. Curties, Mr. 

 James Willson, and Mr. J. W. Goodinge, Secretary. 



The Dinner was given at the Holborn Restaurant, the President 

 occupying the chair, supported by leading members of the Club 

 and by Fellows of other learned and kindred Societies. Ninety- 

 three members and their friends attended. The musical arrange- 

 ments were under the direction of Messrs. A. C. Cole and James 

 Willson, and Messrs. Collard kindly lent one of their grand pianos 

 for the occasion. The usual toasts were proposed and responded 

 to, and altogether the dinner and arrangements gave general satis- 

 faction. 



With the desire of making the ordinary excursions more useful 

 to the Club at large, forms have been drawn up, and are distributed 

 by the Secretary of the Excursion Committee to the members 

 taking part in them to be filled up with the names, descriptions 

 and localities of the various specimens taken. These forms are 

 then placed in a portfolio, and are open to the inspection of mem- 

 bers on the Conversational evenings. In this way it is hoped that 

 members unable to participate in the excursions themselves may 

 share in the results, and that the forms will be valuable for refers 

 ence in the future. 



