EAST KENT 



NATUML HISTORY SOCIETY. 



THIRTY -SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT. 



Report for 1893. being the 36TH Report of the Society. 



The Society comprises 71 Ordinary Members, 9 Corresponding 

 Members, 3 Honorary Members, and 4 Associates. 



The Annual Meeting of the Society was held at the Society's New 

 Rooms, Watling Chambers, 19, Watling Street, Canterbury, on Tuesday, 

 January 30th, 1894, at 4 p.m., the President in the chair. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE FOR 1893. 



Your Committee in presenting the Thirty-sixth Report are pleased to 

 be able to say that the Society, during the past year, as regards it work 

 and numbers, may be said to have maintained its position ; and that 

 the members of this Society fully recognizing the valued labours of the 

 late Colonel Horsley, in connection with the Society, as Past 

 President, Treasurer, and Librarian, and also the ceaseless interest 

 displayed by him in every department of its work, extending over a 

 period of thirty years, desire to record their warmest appreciation 

 and indebtedness for the same. 



The following papers have been presented during the year : 

 Jan. 9. " Evidence of a raised beach at Dover " Capt. J. Gobdon McDakin 

 Feb. 13. " Animal Intelligence " Mr. G. D. Tripp, B.A. 



Mabch13. •' Malthus and the connection of his 



Theory with Darwinism " Mr. H. Ullyett, B.Sc. 



April 10. "Earth" Mr. G. Saunders. 



Oct. 9. "President's Address, and Annual Report 



of Delegate to Conference British 



Association Meeting at Nottingham. 



Nov. 13. " Mimicry and Protective Colouring " . .Mr. E. Horsnaill. 



Dec. 11. " Recent Geological discoveries in 



Canada " Mr. F. Baker, C.E. 



This last paper was given by the Hon. Sec. at short notice, and 

 illustrated by a series of beautiful photographic views by the 

 oxyhydtogen light. 



