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HI^irrFOUDSHIRE NATURx^L HISTORY SOCIETY. 



245th Ordinary Meeting, 23rd October, 1905, at Watford, 

 John Wball, Esq., Treasurer, in the Chair. 



Mr. Howard Brooks, Mr. Robert Grrieve, and Mr. Benjamin 

 Seebohni were elected Members of the Society. 



Mr. John William Edward Heath, F.C.S.^ Heathcote, Kings- 

 field Eoad, Watford, and Mr. Henry Crunden Sargent, Graemes 

 Dyke, Berkhamsted, were proposed for membership. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. "Natural History Notes from Western Australia." By 

 Alan F. Grossman, E.L.S., F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. 



2. " The Eiyer- System of Western Hertfordshire." By Alfred 

 Sutton, Assoc. K.S.M. (Transactions, Vol. XIII, pp. 1-4.) 



Mr. Sutton exhibited a diagi'am in illustration of his paper. 



246th Ordinary Meeting, 14th NoyEMBEB, 1905, at St. Albans. 



John Morison, M.D., D.P.H., M.E.C.S., F.G.S., President, 

 in the Chair. 



Mr. J. W. E. Heath, F.C.S., and Mr. H. C. Sargent were 

 elected Members of the Society. 



The following lecture was deliyered : — 

 " Nature at Work and Play." By Eichard Kearton, F.Z.S. 

 The lecture was illustrated by lantern-slides, the lantern being 

 kindly supplied and operated by Mr. Charles Ashdown, F.C.S. 



247th Ordinary Meeting, 11th December, 1905, at Watford. 



John Morison, M.D., D.P.H., M.E.C.S., F.C.S., President, 

 in the Chair. 



Mr. William Francis Cooper, B.A. (Cantab.), F.C.S. , F.Z.S., 

 F. Phil. Soc. Camb., 7, Grosvenor ;Road, Watford ; Mr. Eobert E. 

 Croyes, Hatfield Eoad, St. Albans; and Mr. L. E. Eobinson, 

 7, G-rosyenor Eoad, Watford, were proposed for membership of 

 the Society. 



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