NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 



The Annual Meeting was held at the Society's Rooms 

 0, High Street, Canterbury, on Tuesday, January 26th, 1886^ 

 Captain McDakin in the chau', when the following Report was 

 presented. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE FOR 1885. 



Your Committee are pleased to be able to say that the 

 Society, as regards its work and numbers, has maintained its 

 position during the past year. The attendance at the Monthly 

 Meetings has generally been good, and much interest has been 

 shown in the Subjects of the various papers. The Excursions 

 during the Summer were well attended, and were all very 

 successful. 



The following papers, addresses, and notes have been 

 presented during the year. 



PAPERS. 

 January 7, Bos longifrons, Capt. McDakin; Gall Mites, Mr. G. S. 



Saunders. 

 February 3, The Birds of East Kent, Mr. G. Bowkeb, F.G.S. 

 March 3, Exposition of some of the properties of Tannin, Capt. McDakin 

 April 8, Sea Stars, Mr. Sibert Saunders. 

 May 5, The Birds of East Kent, Mr. G. Do'wker. 

 July 7, The Honey Bee, Col. Cox. 



October 6, Influence of Light on Growth, Mr. Jame? Reid. 

 November 3, Our Social Wasps, Mr. G. Dowker. 

 December 1, The Larva of Corethra plumicornis, Mr, T. B. Egsseter 



F.R.M.S. 



