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Beautv " from its fouiulation in 1S94, with C:uion Kaviisley as 

 the Hon. Secretaiy until his death. Witli hiin were associated 

 Sir Robert Hunter, Solicitor to the Post Otfice, and Miss Octavia 

 Hill, and with these admirable helpers the course of the Trust 

 has been clearlj' set out. The speaker pointed out that the 

 influence of these three Councillors was marked by the acquisi- 

 tion of properties (a) in the Lake District due to the Canon, 

 (6) Hindhead, due to Sir Robert Hunter, and (c) the view-points 

 in Surrey and Kent, to Miss Octavia Hill. 



A series of 1)0 slides of properties was shown on the screen, the 

 majority taken for the Trust, with 15 lent by Prof. Oliver. 

 Special emphasis was laid upon the value of Wicken Fen in 

 Cambridgeshire and Blakeney Point in Norfolk, now preserved by 

 tlie help of this association from human desecration and destruc- 

 tion. The speaker ended with an appeal for additional members 

 to the Trust to ensure still greater advantages to the public. 



Mr. S. H. Hamer (visitor). Secretary of the National Trust, 

 observed that one of the most troublesome of their tasks was to 

 teach the public liow to use these natural reserves, and not to 

 destroy plants thoughtlessly. He thanked the Society for this 

 opportunity of making known tlie operations of the Trust. 



March 17th, 1921. 



Dr. A. Smith Woodward, F.li.S., President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the Greneral Meeting of the 3rd March, 1921, 

 were read and confirmed. 



The report oF the Donations received since the last Meeting 

 was laid before the Fellows, and the thanks of the Society to the 

 several Donors were ordered, a special vote of thanks being 

 accorded to Prof. C. S. Sargext, F.M.L.S., for his generous gift 

 of eight volumes issued by tiie Arnold Arboretum, including 

 " The Bradley Bibliography." 



Dr. Nelson Annandale was admitted a Fellow. 



Certificates in favour of Jolin Hyacinth Power, F.Z.S., and 

 George Tertius Dickson, were read for the second time. 



Joliu Fi'ancia Donald Tutt, F.Z.S., and James Robert Ainslie 

 were proposed as Fellows. 



The Certificates in favour of Prof. John Merle Coulter, Dr. 

 Samuel Garman, Prof. Giovanni Battista Grassi, Prof. Louis 



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