WAXFOED NATURAL HISTOET SOCIETY. XV 



The following paper was read : — 



" The Products of Hertfordshire." By the Eev. James C. Clut- 

 terbuck, M.A. {Vide-p.4\.) 



A water-colour drawing of the "Wymondley Chestnut, referred to 

 in the paper, was presented to the Society by Mr. Clutterbuck. 



Professor John Attfield and Mr. C. A. Booth were appointed 



Auditors of the Accounts for 1877. 



AN'NTJAL MEETING, 14th FEBEUAiiT, 1878. 



Alfred T. Brett, Esq., M.D., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Allan T. Barraud, St. John's Villas, Watford ; Mr. Thomas 

 Meadows Clutterbuck, Stanmore ; Mrs. R. B. Croft, Fanhams Hall, 

 Ware ; and Mr. James H. Tuke, Hitchin, were elected Members of 

 the Society. 



The Report of the Council for 1877, and the Treasurer's Account 

 of Income and Expenditure, were read and adopted. 



The President delivered an Address. ( Vide p. 49.) 



The Balloting-glass having been removed, and the lists examined 

 by the Scrutineers, the following gentlemen were declared to have 

 been duly elected as the Officers and Council for the ensuing 

 year : — 



Fresidenf.—Alired T. Brett, M.D. 



Vice-Presidents. — Arthur Cottam, E.R.A.S. ; John Evans, 

 D.C.L., F.R.S., F.S.A., F.G.S., F.M.S. ; J. Logan Lobley, F.G.S., 

 F.R.G.S. ; R. A. Pry or, B.A., F.L.S. 



Treasurer. — Charles F. Humbert, F.G.S. 



Honor ar If Secretary and Librarian. — John Hopkinson, F.L.S. , 

 F.G.S. , F.R.M.S., F.M.S. 



Honorary Curator. — W. Lepard Smith. 



Other Members of tJie Council. — Prof. John Attfield, Ph.D., 

 F.C.S. ; R. Russell Carew, F.R.G.S., F.C.S. ; Lieut. R. B. Croft, 

 R.N., F.L.S., F.R.M.S. ; the Right Honourable the Lord Ebury ; 

 the Right Honourable the Earl of Essex; the Rev. Canon Gee, 

 D.D. ;^James U. Harford; J. E. Harting, F.L.S., F.Z.S. ; J. 

 Gwyn Jeffreys, LL.D., F.R.S., F.L.S., F.G.S. ; John E. Littleboy; 

 the Rev. C. M. Perkins, M.A. ; Frank W. Silvester. 



It was then resolved — 



That the thanks of the Society be given to the Earl of Essex, 

 retiring from the office of Vice-President ; and to Mr. E. M. 

 Chater, Mr. George Chippindale, and Mr. Thomas Heather, re- 

 tiring from the Council. 



The thanks of the Society were also accorded to the Honorary 

 Secretary. 



