objects oLsorved were cliiefl}' hotanical, and some p;ood lists nf 

 plants met -with have lieen recorded. Tlio general attendance of 

 members at tlie Scientific meetings Las improved. 



Mr. Arthur S. Eoid, F.G.S., continues to represent the Society 

 at the Conference of Corresponding Natural ITistory Societies of the 

 British Association; he attended tlie meetings at Leeds last Septem- 

 ber and communicated a very suggestive report on the work fur this 

 Society, which was read at the first meeting of the Winter Session. 

 It will be interesting and encouraging to members to know that in the 

 report of the Committee of the corresponding Societies of the Bri- 

 tisli Association there are mentioned, in tlio index of the more 

 important papers publi.shed by the local Societies, thirteen that were 

 publislied in the last double number of the Transactions of this 

 Society for 1889. 



Under the new plan of publishing in combination with the 

 Dover Society, bj' direction of the Eopi-esentative Council, the first 

 number of the " South Eastern Naturalist " has appeared, edited 

 bj' two members of the Council. It was found that the sum yielded 

 })y the Capitation-grant of the United Societies, whicli at the 

 time was all that was provided for the Council, was not adequate to 

 meet the expense. The Committee, therefore, considering that it 

 was never intended that the publishing power should bo limited by 

 the bare amount of the Caj^itation grant ; that other contributions 

 were needed from the combined Societies to maintain a sufficient 

 fund for the purpose ; and that the recent annual balances of the 

 general income did not permit of a further demand iipon the Society, 

 issued a circular in accordance with the suggestion made in last 

 year's report by tlie Treasurer, requesting the membei-s to establish 

 a separate fund for publishing. It is hoj)ed that a generous response 

 will bo made, in order that this important object may bo weU devel- 

 oped. 



The annual meeting of the combined Societies was lield 21st 

 May, 1890, at the Kural Village of Denton, the rendezvous of a com- 

 bined excursion of the two Societies. It will be necessary' in the 

 future that a more suitable and convenient arrangement l)o made 

 beforehand, bj' each Society advising the Council in anticipation of 

 the meeting. It will bo necessai-j' at the Annual Meeting of this 



