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Circulation of Specimens. — Members are reminded that if 

 they wish to receive specimens, they must apply to the Referees. 

 Most of the Referees state that very few, so far, have made 

 application. It is hardly possible to work on the new plan, unless 

 at least half-a-dozen join a Section. Referees, however, are at 

 liberty to adopt any other plans that they may prefer. Many of 

 the Referees are greatly interested in their Sections, and would be 

 glad to receive more names. Several, indeed^ are working their 

 Sections with fewer names than they would like to have, in order 

 to keep up the interest, and in the hope that others will gradually 

 join. Probably many members have lost confidence in the circu- 

 lation scheme, owing to the great irregularity and losses of last 

 year, but it is believed that under the new scheme there would be 

 much more regularity. It might be advisable, too, for the Referees 

 to send a circular to former members of their Section, suggesting 

 that in lieu of the 2S. 6d., a certain number of slides should be lent 

 for circulation through the Section. We would appeal to mem- 

 bers to do all they can to keep up the interest in this educative work. 



Purchase of Microscopes, etc. — Several letters have been 

 received respecting the purchase of Microscopes, and other scien- 

 tific apparatus. Frequent opportunities occur for the purchase of 

 such articles, at greatly reduced prices. Some arrangement may 

 possibly be found practicable, by which costly apparatus could be 

 obtained by easy instalments. One aim of the W.N.S. is to popu- 

 larise science, and such a scheme would certainly be considered 

 as coming within its proper scope. Members feeling any interest 

 in this matter, or who desire to buy or sell instruments, are requested 

 to write to Rev. F._W. Shirley, Rosslyn House, Provost Rd., Dundee. 



The Rev. W. Spiers, M.A., has two volumes in the press which 

 will shortly appear, one consisting of a series of natural history 

 sketches, entitled " Rambles and Reveries of a Naturalist," with 

 illustrations ; the other on " The Sabbath," some portions of which 

 deal with the subject in its relations to geological teachings on the 

 question of creational epochs. Both volumes are being published 

 by the Wesleyan Conference at 2S. 6d. each. 



Circulation of Periodicals. — Two more names are re- 

 quired to complete the list for Nature. — Address W. Symons, 

 F.C.S., Bilbrook> near Taunton. 



Wanted, No. i Wesley Naturalist^ March, 1887, in exchange 

 for two good Mounted, or twelve named good, Unmounted Micro 

 Objects. — Chas. J. Watkins, King's Mill House, Painswick, 

 Gloucestershire. 



