Conference of the Corresponding Societies of the British Association. 

 The meeting this year was at Cardiff, and he has forwarded another 

 suggestive report of the proceedings. This report has been read at 

 one of the Scientific Meetings of the Society. It is to be regretted 

 that Mr. Reid has still occasion to point out how much valuable work 

 is yet undone for want of more combined and systematic observations, 

 not only among the various Natural History Societies, but also among 

 members of the same Society. 



The Annual Meeting of the combined Societies was held at Dover 

 on June 3rd, after the excursion mentioned above. At this meeting 

 the report of the Council was read, and Mr. George Dowker was 

 appointed Secretary in place of Mr. James Reid, who had expressed a 

 desire to withdraw from official duties. Mr. Reid was one of the pro- 

 moters of the scheme of combination, and upon him has fallen almost 

 the whole of the work which the adoption of the scheme entailed. 

 The combined Societies are deeply indebted to him for the skill and 

 labour which he has so generously bestowed upon the formulating and 

 carrying out of the scheme. 



The new room, 39, St. George's Street, which was selected for the 

 Society, and which has been occupied since January ist, 189 1, has 

 proved to be commodious and convenient. The Library is arranged 

 to good advantage, and members can, as before, have access to it on 

 applying for the key at the Kentish Gazette office, and signing their 

 names in the book provided. 



The question of admitting Junior Members to the Society was 

 considered at the Annual Meeting, Jan. 27, 1891, and in order to gam 

 members from among the young persons at the various schools and 

 educational institutions in the city and neighbourhood, an addition to 

 Rule 4 was adopted, empowering the Committee to admit persons 

 between the ages of 15 and 21, on certain favourable conditions. It 

 is hoped that this privilege may be made widely known and that 

 many young members may be brought to the Society. 



Publications. — Since the last Report was issued. Part 2 of the 

 " South Eastern Naturalist " has been published. Members who have 

 contributed papers, communications, or notes of original observations 

 to the Society during the past year, and who desire that such matter 



