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several years, more particularly with regard to the sets of forest literature in 

 the Epping Forest Museum. All these gentlemen gave most valuable services. 



The Club has also largely benefitted by the services of Mr. Charles 

 Browne and Mr. W. C. Dare as Hon. Counsel and H. J. Coburn as Hon. 

 Solicitor. 



During the 21 years the Club has held 200 Ordinary Meetings, 158 Field 

 Meetings and 32 other Meetings, making 390 Meetings in all. But it must 

 be remembered that two meetings ha\'e sometimes been held on the same day. 



The Publications of the Club comprise five volumes of Transactions and 

 Proceedings, eleven volumes of the Essex Naturalist (the last in progress) 

 and three volumes of the Special Memoir series, making 19 volumes in all. Up 

 to the end of 1900 the publications comprised about 5,310 pages of matter, 

 and of this at least y-Sths has direct connection with the natural history, 

 geology, archaeology, history and topography of the County of Essex. The 

 average number of pages published has consequently been 252 per annum. 



The Council very much regret the death of Mr. E. Durrant, which 

 occurred on August 30th, 1900. Mr. Durrant joined the Club in 1881, and 

 served on the Council. He also acted as Librarian and took part as Secre.tary 

 of the old Chelmsford Museum in the attempt to establish the County 

 Natural History Museum at Chelmsford. He was the founder of the 

 Chelmsford Society of Odde Volumes and was one of the founders and the 

 publisher of the Essex Review. During many years he was a constant attend- 

 ant at such meetings of the Club as were held in the interior of the County. 



Treasurership. — The Club will suffer a great loss in the retirement of 

 Mr. W. C. Waller from the Treasurership, which he has filled to the manifest 

 advantage to the Society since March, 1896. In addition to his services 

 as Treasurer, Mr. Waller acted as Librarian to the Epping Forest Museum, 

 and most skilfully arranged and catalogued the interesting set of Forest papers 

 known as the Barclay collection, an account of which was published in the 

 Essex Naturalist, vol. ix., pp. 157-160. Mr. Waller also most kindly gave 

 his services as Hon. Secretary to the Special Committee for the adjustment 

 of the questions between the representatives of the old Chelmsford Museum 

 and the Club, and in many other ways has acted for the benefit of the Society. 

 The Council return their most hearty thanks for his past services, with an 

 expression of sincere regret at the loss of them in the future. 



Mr. Howard has most kindly consented to undertake the office ol 

 Treasurer, at least for a time, and has thus relieved the club of a serious 

 difficulty. 



Librarians. — The Club is again reminded that no members have yet 

 offered to take the offices of the two Librarians. The absence of these officers 

 is greatly to be regretted, and as the books must now be arranged and the list 

 of corresponding Societies revised, and the exchanges sent out, a great deal 

 of additional work will be thrown upon the Hon. Secretaries. 



Auditors. — The Council cannot justly omit to thank Mr. Walter Crouch 

 and Mr. ]. D. Cooper for their persevering and skilful services as Auditors 

 during many years past. Both these gentlemen have rendered most essential 

 services to the Club which should be gratefully acknowledged by the members. 



