The following gifts to the Library are acknowledged with the 

 best thanks of the Society to the donors : — 



1. "A Century of Inventions," presented byR.E. Thomson, Esq. 



2. Proceedings of the Eastbourne Natural History Society. 



3. " Manual of Injurious Insects," Miss Ormerod, presented by 



G. S. Saunders, Esq. 



4. " The Story of our Museum, and what it taught us," Rev. H. 



Housman, M.A., F.G.S., presented by the Author. 



5. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, 1882, presented 



by that Society. 



6 Journal of the Postal Microscopical Society, Nos. I — IV, 

 presented by Col. Horsley, R.E. 



7. "Science for All," 4 vols., presented by Mr. H. Dean. 



8. Annual Report of Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1882. 



9. List of Foreign Correspondents of Smithsonian Institution, 



corrected to January, 1882. 



10 "Nature," for 1882, presented by G. Rigden, Esq., M.R.C.S. 



11 " The Scientific Roll," Nos. 6 to 9, presented by A. Ramsay, Esq. 



12 " Some Notes on Flint," J. Allen Brown, F.R.G.S. 



13 " The Water-bearing strata of Ealing District," J. Allen Brown, 



F.R.G.S., presented by A. Ramsa)', Esq. 



Note. — Parts 4, 5, 6 of Manual of Infusoria, by Savile Kent, in 

 completion of the work paid for in 1880, were received and 

 added to the Library in 1882. 



FINANCIAL BEPOET. 



During the past year there have been three deaths among the 

 members, and six withdrawals, and two more have left Canterbur}', 

 making altogether a loss to the Society of eleven members. Besides 

 which there are ten members whose names are borne on the 



