XIV PEOCEEDINGS, 



Nov. 13, at "Watford. — Bats and some other Beasts; by George Rooper, 



F.Z.S. 

 Dec. 11, at "Watford. — Terrestrial British Quadrupeds existing in a "Wild 



State at the Present Day ; by T. "Vaughan Roberts. 



Several short notes on meteorology, botany, and zoology liave 

 also been read. 



A Bye Meeting for microscopical study was held at St. Albans, 

 at the residence of the President — Mr. Hopkinson — on the 22nd of 

 October, when some remarks on the diseases of plants and injuries 

 caused to them by fungi, insects, etc , were made by Dr. Brett. 



The following Field Meetings were held during the year : — 



May 9. — Bennett's End, Hemel June 11. — Broxboume and Hertford. 



Hempstead. 14. — Aldenham and Bricket "Wood. 



13. — Dunstable and Totternhoe. July 11. — St. Albans. 



23.— Welwj'u and Ayot. Oct. 17.— Bricket "Wood. 



30. — Cassiobury Park, "Watford. 



On the 2nd of May the Society visited the Museum of the Eoyal 

 College of Surgeons in Lincoln's Inn Fields, under the guidance of 

 Professor Stewart, F.R.S. 



The thanks of the Society are due, for hospitality kindly afforded 

 at the Field Meetings, to Mr. and Mrs. Worthiugton Smith, 

 Dunstable ; to Mr. and Mrs. Upton Kobins, Delaport, Wheathamp- 

 stead ; to Mrs. James Hopkinson, Holly Bank, Watford ; and to 

 the President and Mrs. John Hopkinson, The Grange, St. Albans. 



Three parts of Vol. YI of the present series of the Society's 

 'Transactions,' containing 100 pages and three plates, have been 

 published during the year, and the volume will be completed in 

 three more parts, two containing the Proceedings of the last two 

 sessions, and the third the title-page, contents, index, etc., to the 

 volume. In order to avoid unnecessaiy delay in the publication of 

 papers read during the present session, a new volume will be com- 

 menced before this one is completed. 



The resolution passed by the Society at the meeting at St. 

 Albans in December, 1890, requesting the Hertfordshire County 

 Council to oppose any clauses in the London "Water Bills of 1891 

 which might be detrimental to the interests of the County, was 

 duly brought before the County Council, and a Committee was ap- 

 pointed by the Council to watch the progress of the bills and if 

 necessary to oppose them The bills were referred to a Select 

 Committee, and were opposed by the Hertfordshire County Council 

 and by other public bodies, the result being that they were thrown 

 out. Kecently, through the energetic endeavours of Dr. John 

 Evans, F.B.S., a Boyal Commission has been appointed to enquire 

 how far the present sources of water-supply are sufficient to meet 

 the increasing needs of the Metropolis, and the Commission will 

 soon begin its labours. 



The library is in a satisfactory condition, and numerous works 

 have been received during the year by donation or in exchange. 



