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Braintree and Mrs. Kenworthy welcomed the members to tea, after the very 

 plea'^ant and instructive meeting at Braintree. On October 8th a Joint 

 Meetina: with the Essex Archaeological Society was held at the Deneholes in 

 Hangman's Wood ; the Council hope that other meetings in conjunction with 

 the County Archaeological Society may be held in the future. Valuable aid, 

 which the Council most gratefully acknowledges, was rendered at the various 

 meetings by the gentlemen named : — Mr. F. W. Elliott, Mr. D. J. Scourfield, 

 Dr. Sorby, Col. Bryan, Mr. T. V. Holmes, Mr. Ashley, Mr. J. C. Shenstone, 

 Mr. C. E. Benham, Prof. Boulger, Mr. Turner, Rev. Augustus Shears, Rev. 

 J. W. Kenworthy, Mr. E. T. Newton, F.R.S., Mr. W. H. Dalton, F.G.S., 

 Mr. F. C. Parmenter, Mr. G. F. Beaumont, F.S.A., Mr. Miller Christy, F.L.S., 

 Mr H. A. Cole, Mr. E. Lovett, and others. Special attention may be called 

 to the meeting at Witham on July 23rd to promote an Annual Congress of the 

 Natural History Societies of East Anglia. The Council hope that all 

 members will do their best to make this Annual Congress a useful and 

 interesting gathering. Full details of the scheme were given in the report of 

 the meeting in the Esse.k Natukalist (vol. x. pp. 360-368). A Committee to 

 promote the Congre.ss for 1899 has been formed, consisting of Mr. T. Southwell , 

 F.L.S., and Mr. Nicholson (Hon. Sec), for the Norfolk and Norwich Society ; 

 Mr. E. P. Ridley (Mayor of Ipswich), President, and Mr. G. H. Hewetson, 

 Hon. Secretary, for the Ipswich Society, and Mr. J. C. Shenstone, and 

 the Hon. Secretary, Mr W. Cole, for the Essex Field Club. 



The Council wish to acknowledge the kindness of the Technical 

 Instruction Committe3 of West Ham and of Mr. Briscoe, the Principal of the 

 Institute, for the arran^^nisnts thsy have made for the holding of Winter 

 Meetings of the Club in the Institute. This concession will be of great service, 

 and will be of even greater benefit in the future when the Museum and Library 

 roons come into our possession. 



The Essex Naturalist. —Four quarterly parts of the Journal have 

 been issued within the year, containing papers of very considerable local and 

 scientific interest. It is a matter for congratulation that local papers relating 

 to the investigations of the Club's members are still forthcoming. In the 

 "Index" of the British Association, the Club is credited with 25 papers of 

 this kind published during the 12 months end^d the ist of June,- 1898. It is 

 still a matter for regret that the " Notes " columns are not more occupied by 

 observations of members and friends of the Club. The Editor is of opinion 

 that this section might be made one of the most valuable features in our 

 publication, and the attention of all lovers of natural history in the county is 

 again strongly directed to this point. 



The Library, &c.— The Council are very glad to announce that Mr. 

 Lockyer has kindly undertaken to resume the post of one of the Librarians 

 which he occupied iu the first years of the Club". The whole of the books 

 have been removed to the premises in Woodgrauge Road, and the stock of 

 publications from Knighton Villas, Buckhurst Hill. The Council beg to 

 thank Mr. H. A. Cole and Miss J. Cole for the accommodation of two rooms 

 afforded for so many years to store these books and other goods. It is hoped 

 that the books, &c. will now be got into order, so that when the new library 

 room is ready they may at once be rendered again available by the members. 



