Mr. T. L. Barnetfc as Assistant Hon. Curator. The Hon. Curator 

 reports as follows, " During the past year the Society's Collections 

 have been increased bj?^ the valuable bequest of our late member, 

 Mr. W. J. Ashdown, who left his collections to the Society. 



" Most of the series in the micro families of British Lepidoptera have 

 been added to or renewed from the late Rev. C. R. Digby's collection. 



" Mr. F. C. S. Bramwell, of Dyke Road Drive, Brighton, presented 

 series of Ino (jlnhulariae and Acidalia immorata. Mr. J. B. Farmer 

 gave the Society two store boxes of specimens of various Orders, 

 chiefly Odonata, Diptera and Hymenoptera. Mr. Bunnett placed 

 various specimens of Coleoptera in the collection. The Lepidoptera 

 are well consulted by the Members for naming their specimens, and 

 I hope when Mr. Ashdown's apecimens are in position, that the 

 ' Other Orders ' will be very useful for the same purpose." 



The Honorary Librarian reports that the Library has again been 

 very largely consulted by the Members. The late Mr. W. J. 

 Ashdown having by his Will bequeathed " such of his books on 

 Natural History as the Society would like to have," a small 

 committee consisting of the President, and Messrs. Dods, Edwards, 

 Dr. Robertson and Step, appointed by the Council, went to 

 Leatherhead and were met by Mr. Ashdown's brother, who with 

 them chose a large number of suitable volumes. This makes a 

 welcome addition to the Society's Library. 



Pleasant Field Meetings were held at Otford, Horsley and 

 Byfleet, but the impossibility of obtaining reduced fares militated 

 against large attendances and additional meeting?. 



Mr. R. Adkin was the Society's Delegate at the meeting of the 

 Representatives of the Corresponding Societies of the British 

 Association at Cardiff in August ; his Report will be found on 

 page 87. 



Messrs. Edwards and Turner were your Delegates at the meeting 

 of the S.E. Union of Scientific Societies held at Eastbourne in June. 



The Volume of Proceedings for 3 919, published during the past 

 year, consists of xvi. and 104 pages with two plates. 



The following is a list of the additions to the Library during the 

 year, mainly by exchange and donation. 



Books. 



" Starfishes of the Philippine Islands," U.S.A. Mus. " Birds of 

 N. America," U.S.A. Mus. " Devonian Fossils of Tennessee," 



