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will be issued in the early summer, and, taken in conjunction with Mr. Miller 

 Christy's " Birds of Essex," the work will afford a complete and valuable guide 

 to the vertebrate fauna of the county, and should "be welcomed not only by our 

 Essex members, but by naturalists in London and elsewhere. This book will 

 form volume iii. of the "Special Memoir" seiies, and the " Bibliotheca 

 Essexiensis : a Bibliographical Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets, Maps, etc., 

 relating to the County of Essex," now in preparation for the press, will form 

 volume iv. Full particulars of this last important work, which the Council has 

 resolved to publish, will be given later. 



Meetings, and Papers Contrii3UTED. — As stated above, no fewer than 

 fifteen meetings were held during 1893, five being Ordinary Meetings and ten 

 Field Meetings, with or without Ordinary Meetings in the evenings. The places 

 visited were Stratford, Chelmsford, Broomfield, Ilford, Chingfordand Sewardstone, 

 Danbury and Maldon, Barking Side and VVanstead, the River Stour and Ded- 

 ham, Castle Hedingham, the Deneholes at Gra3's, Boyle's Court and Brentwood, 

 High Beech, Epping Forest, and Loughton. 



The Council has especially to thank Mr. Walter Crouch, who acted as 

 Secretary for Field Meetings during the season It is much to be wished that 

 Mr. Crouch would continue to act in this capacity during the coming season. 



The especial thanks of the Club are due to Mr. Miller Christy, Mr. Charles 

 Smoothy, Mr. L. Hatton, Mr. and Mrs. Pemberton-Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. 

 Bevington, and Mr. and Mrs. Lescher, for hospitalities afforded to the Club ; and 

 the Council als^ begs to thank the following gentlemen for aid given at the various 

 meeting;:— Mr. Chancellor, Prof. Poulton, Col. C. Swinhoe, Mr. Ashmole, 

 Mr. H. W. Monckton, Mr. C. E. Benham, Mr. Chas. A.Wright, Mr. Stannard, 

 Mr. Rowland Cobbold, Mr. A. C. Freeman, Rev. H. A. Lake, Captain Whitmore, 

 Mr. J. E. Harting, Dr. ^L C. Cooke, Dr. Wnarton, Mr. H. Groves, Mr. J. T. 

 Cunningham, and Mr. John Spiller. 



It is unnecessary to refer to the various papers read at the meetings. They 

 are alluded to in the full reports in our Journal ; and all of them, together with 

 papers sent direct to the Editor, and a large number of " notes," have been 

 published in vol. vii. of The Essex Naturalist. 



Technical Instruction. — The members nominated by the Council to serve 

 upon the Technical Instruction Committee of the Essex County Council, under 

 Sect. i. (2) of the Technical Instruction Act, 1889, and the resolution of the County 

 Council of March 15th, 1892, are the same as last year, with the e.xception that 

 Mr. G. J. Symons retired, owing to difficulty in attending the meetings. Prot. 

 Charles Stewart, President of the Linnean Society, and one of the hon. members 

 of the Club, was nominated to fill the vacancy, and has been accepted by the 

 County Council. The nominated members are now as follows : — Sir H. E. 

 Roscoe, F.R.S., Prof. R. Meldola, F.R.S., Mr. J. C. Shenstone, Mr. J. Spiller, 

 F.I.C., etc., Mr. F. Chancellor, J. P., F.R.I.B.A., and Prof. Charles Stewart, 

 President L S., etc. 



The assistance, scientific and otherwise, given by these gentlemen to the cause 

 of technical instruction has been most valuable, and the Council has reason to 

 believe that it is highly appreciated. 



Library. — The Library has continued to receive the usual magazines and 

 journals, either in exchange or by purchase, and some valuable donations of 

 books have been made. The Librarians propo?e to present a full report on 



