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more especially pleads, but their isolation is usually so great that 

 it is difficult to bring them into closer association with others 

 similarly situated. All these facts have been carefully considered 

 by those who are more especially anxious to assist in bringing 

 about the desired union ; but there is considerable difficulty in 

 carrying out this proposal as regards entomologists alone. 



Foreseeing this difficulty, the Council of the South London 

 Entomological and Natural History Society have been ap- 

 proached, with a view to rendering that Society the centre of 

 some such organisation. The Council have expressed their 

 willingness to co-operate, and there appears to be no reason why 

 an association of country members, in connection with that 

 Society, should not be developed on almost the identical lines 

 proposed by Mr. Matthews, the Department to be managed by a 

 Special Committee for the purpose, with an Organising Secretary. 



The following are the advantages offered to country members 

 studying any branch of Biology, entomological or otherwise : — 



(1) That specimens, in limited numbers to be decided by the 

 Committee, may be sent to the Organising Secretary for the 

 purpose of identification, the naming of which will be gratuitously 

 undertaken by various members of the Society. These will be 

 returned, as far as possible, duly labelled, and must be sent 

 properly packed and carriage-paid, with addressed and prepaid 

 label for return ; the whole k^ing sent at the risk of the sender 

 and without cost to the Soci^j. 



(2) The use of the Society's Library, by payment of carriage 

 each way of books, subject to the Library rules. 



(3) The receipt of the Society's Transactions as published. 



(4) A reference list, divided into counties, of the names and 

 addresses of all Biologists who subscribe to the Society, with the 

 particular branch which they study, indicated after each name. 



(5) Opportunities of attending the Annual Excursions with 

 the general members of the Society, and attending the Annual 

 Exhibitions. 



Biologists living upwards of thirty miles from London will 

 be eligible for country members. 



Any further particulars may be obtained on application to 

 the Organising Secretary, Country Members' Department, South 

 London Entomological and Natural History Society, Bridge 

 House, London Bridge, E.C. 



