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Nov. 14, The Bronze Age ; by Sir John Evans, K.C.B., D.C.L., LL.D., 



Sc.D., Treas.R.S., V.P.S.A., etc. 

 Dec. 19, Woodland AYanderers, or the Mycetozoa ; by James Saunders. 



The following lecture was delivered at St. Albans : — 



Nov. 16, Aquatic Mammals; by the President, Arthur Stradling, M.R.C.S., 

 F.Z.S. 



The following Field Meetings were held during the year : — 



April 29. — Rickmansworth. June 22. — Colney Heath and Titten- 

 May 13. — Brocket Park, Welwyn. hanger, St. Albans. 



27. — Knebworth. Oct. 7. — DigsweU Park and Sherrards 



Jtme 17. — Zouches Farm, Dunstable. Wood, Welwyn. 



A visit was also made to the British Museum (Natural History) 

 on the 15th of April, when the President, Mr. Stradling, gave 

 a demonstration on " Wingless Birds and their Eggs." 



Five parts of the seventh volume of the present series of the 

 Society's 'Transactions,' containing 168 pages and three plates, 

 have heen published during the year, and the volume will he 

 completed in two more parts, one (already printed) containing the 

 proceedings of the last two sessions, and the other the title page, 

 contents, index, etc., to the volume. The previous biennial volume 

 was completed in July, 1892, but your Editor hopes to complete 

 this one by April, or three months earlier in the year. While 

 viewing with satisfaction this more expeditious publication of the 

 ' Transactions,' the Council desires to point out that it entails 

 an increased expenditure for the time, which can only be met 

 by an increase in the number of members, or by more punctual 

 payment of their subscriptions, by which there would be the 

 additional advantage of the work of your Treasurer being con- 

 siderably lightened. 



Owing to the Society's recent removal to the Endowed Schools, 

 the library is at present in a somewhat disordered condition, but 

 the work of arranging the volumes and preparing for the binder the 

 Transactions of Societies received in exchange, and the serial 

 publications purchased, is progressing, and it is hoped will shortly 

 be completed. The catalogue of the library, revised to July, 1885, 

 and the supplementary catalogue, to December, 1889, are out of 

 print. As soon as possible a new catalogue or a list of the books 

 will be prepared. 



In order to meet the convenience of members it has heen thought 

 desirable that the library should be open for reference or the 

 exchange of books on the first Tuesday of every month from 7 

 to 8 p.m. as well as after the Society's evening meetings. 



The following publications are forwarded to members who 

 desire it, on payment of the postage : — ' Meteorological Magazine,' 

 'Natural Science,' 'Nature Notes,' 'Grevillea,' 'Journal of Botany,' 

 * Eoyal Natural History,' ' Entomologist,' ' Entomologist's Record,' 

 'Journal of Conchology,' 'Zoologist,' and 'Hertfordshire Illustrated 

 Magazine.' 



