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In order to give increased vigour to the Society, members 

 are earnestly desired to come as frequently as possible to the 

 monthly Meetings, to bring any specimens they consider of 

 interest, to do all they can towards original investigation, to 

 record and communicate their observations, and to endeavour ta 

 induce all who are interested in Natural History to join the 

 Society. 



LIBRAEIAN'S REPORT FOR 1887. 



The sum granted for expenditure on the Library for the 

 year under review was £12. Of this sum £10 8s. 5d. was spent, 

 the greater part for Periodicals. Three new books were added 

 to the Library, viz : Behren's Text Book of General Botany, 2nd 

 Edition ; Ramsay's "Scientific Roll," and Vines' Physiology of 

 Plants, 1886, at a cost of £1 3s. 9d., and 13 volumes were bound, 

 and placed on the shelves, besides 2 maps of East Kent, mounted 

 on canvas and rollers. Mr. Gr. Dowker's paper on the water supply 

 from deep borings in Kent, a reprint from the Greological 

 Magazine, cost altogether £2 Is. 6d. These items, with 

 £5 3s. 9d. for Periodicals, and £1 ISs. 9d. for binding, and 

 a small item for postage &c., make up to the total sum as above 

 stated. 



The Ray Society, in return for the annual subscription of one 

 guinea, have furnished the Society with Vol. 2 of the Larvse of 

 the British Butterflies and Moths, for 1886. The Volume for 

 1887, promised shortly, will be Vol. 2 of the Oribatidse. 



The Journal of Botany has been added to the List of 

 Periodicals taken in by the Society. 



In addition to the Serial Works purchased, as issued by 

 the Society, there have been added during the year : — 



42 Numbers of Nature. 



32 Pamphlets, Reports and Transactions of Societies, &c., the 



Donors, other than Societies, being Col. Horsley, Major 



Parker, Messrs. Gr. Rigden, Jas. Reid, and W. Whitaker. 

 34 Volumes presented by British Association, Minnesota State, 



U.S., Miss Reid, Mr. Jas, Reid, Smithsonian Institute^ 



U.S., and United States Government. 



