The scientific meetings throughout the year have generally been 

 well attended, and great interest taken in the papers and exhibits. 



Excursions: May 24th, Lenham and Charing, Geological and 

 Botanical; June 14, Ramsgate to Pegwell Bay. Geological ; September 

 13, Chilham Castle, Archosological and Botanical. These excursions 

 were arranged and carried out successfully ; it is however, to be 

 regretted that the excursion to the Isle of Sheppey of July 12th, had to 

 be abandoned in consequence of the few members replying, and the 

 impossibility of making the necessary arrangements. The Chilham 

 excursion was the best attended, and the thanks of the Society were 

 accorded to the Hon. Sec. for giving a short history of the Castle and 

 the trouble he had taken in arranging it ; and also a hearty vote of 

 thanks to Col. Hardy, for allowing the Society the opportunity of 

 inspecting the Castle and Gardens. 



British Association : Representation of the Society at the Con- 

 ference of delegates of corresponding Societies, of the British Association. 

 The thanks of the Society are due to Mr. A. S. Reid, M.A., who again 

 attended the Conference as our delegate, and a report was contributed 

 and read at the opening meeting on October 9th. 



It is hoped that these reports will be printed in the "South 

 Eastern Naturalist." 



HON. LIBRARIAN'S REPORT FOR 1893. 



Owing to the Financial deficiency of the Society, the volumes of 

 Periodicals for the year 1892 have not been bound, and the purchase of 

 the Journal of the Society of Microscopical Science has been suspended. 

 The supply of three Periodicals received by the Society have ceased : 

 the International Magazine of Microscopical Science pre.sented by the 

 late Col. Horsley ; Science Gossip which stopped in August, 1893 

 and The Midland Naturalist in December the volume for the year, 

 1893 being concluded. Only one member of the Society responded to 

 the offer of receiving any of the Periodicals on Loan after they had 

 lain on the Library Table for 14 days. 



The only Books received by purchase, besides the six Periodical 

 Volumes, have been two volumes of the Ray Society, for 1891-2, the 

 delivery of which were much in arrear, so much so, that the Committee 



