92 JOURNAL OP THE TRINIDAD 



members, making a total of 124 members. The losses through 

 death, resignation and other causes have been nine. 



Amongst the working members the Club has lost, specia 

 mention must be made of two : Mr. G. W. Hewlett, who was 

 one of the first members and who recently went to South Africa and 

 Mr. "VV. E. Broadway, who has been appointed Curator of 

 the Botanic Gardens, Grenada. The latter is one of the founders 

 of the Club and since its formation has never missed a meet- 

 ing of any kind. He devoted considerable time to its affairs 

 and his interesting exhibits at the monthly meetings will 

 be much missed in the future. I am sure all the members 

 of the Club will join me in wishing Mr. Broadway every success 

 in his new sphere and thanking him for the services he has 

 rendered this Society. A list of members is appended. 



Although the balance in hand is only $26.60 as compared 

 with $103.54 of last year I may state that the Club is on a 

 sound financial basis. There are advertisements to be collected 

 which will bring up the receipts from the journal to very near 

 $240.00 besides the next half-year's members' subscriptions 

 amounting to about $175.00 both of which may be looked upon 

 as valuable assets. Our collections are absorbing much of our 

 funds and will do so for the next year or two, but when once 

 these are completed, we shall have funds to improve the Journal 

 and increase the Library which, at present, depends only on 

 donations and exchanges. The usual statement of finances is 

 appended. 



During the year there have been twelve Ordinary Meetings 

 and one Ladies' Evening. The Second Annual Meeting was held, 

 at our usual place of meeting, the Victoria Institute on the 18th of 

 August 1893. The Ladies' Evening was held on the 6th December 

 L893 and, thanks to the patronage of Lady Broome, who takes a 

 lively interest in the Club and its doings, was a success in every 

 way. The Ladies' Evening was more of a social nature and on 

 that occasion the accommodation at the Victoria Institute proved 

 inadequate for the company who did us the honour of being 

 present. The increased attendance at the Ordinary Monthly 

 Meetings mentioned in my last Report has been fully maintained 

 during the past year, and the papers and communications read 

 have quite equalled if not surpassed those of previous years. 

 The exhibition of specimens of interest has been fully kept up 

 and the Club's thanks are due to the gentlemen who thus helped to 

 make the meetings attractive. 



The Journal is published as usual ; for details I refer 

 members to the Report of the Publication Committee. Most of 

 the numbers of Volume I are now out of print. 



Through the generosity of Sir John Goldney the nucleus of 

 a Library has been formed and on behalf of the Club I tender 



