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Manna may be considered as very restricted. The Rev. Mr. 

 King has contributed a most valuable Monograph on the 

 Pselaphidae of New Holland. The Hon A. W. 8cott, Esq., 

 has given us an interesting account of the habits of an Ovo- 

 viviparous Moth of the genus Tinea. And I have read three 

 Papers on Coleoptera, mostly descriptive of new species. 



These Papers will be immediately published, and will, 

 along with an abridged account of the proceedings of each 

 Monthly Meeting, the Rules of the Societv and the list of 

 Original Members, form Part 1 of Vol. 1 of the Transactions 

 of the Entomological Society of New South Wales. 



As regards the Monthly proceedings, I may observe, that 

 the Members generally, have derived much pleasure and 

 information from the ample collections of Insects exhibited at 

 each Meeting, and it is to be hoped that a practice which adds 

 so much to our knowledge of species and their habitats will 

 be continued ; but the Council have, while entering- these 

 exhibitions in their minutes, not thought it necessary to 

 mention them in their published proceedings, except in those 

 instances wliere some specific information has been derivable 

 from the exhibition. The mere mention of the exhibition of 

 a fine collection conveys no information to the I'eader, nor 

 is even the recital of a list of names of any value unless 

 accompanied by a statement of some peculiarity of habit or 

 structure. 



With respect to our Financial position, I may state that 

 the sum which the Treasurer's Report shows to our credit, 

 though small in appearance, is sufficient for our wants, and 

 the Council calculates upon being able to bring out the first 

 part of our transactions without exceeding our small means, 

 and to present each Member of the Society with a copy free 

 of charge. 



While success, therefore, may truly be said to have 

 crowned our efforts hitherto, I regret to say, that our path 

 has not been altogether unclouded. Though the number of 

 ovu' Members is small, the hand of Death has alreadv snatched 



