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collection of Kentish Coleoptera, belonging to Mr. Frank Crosier were 

 on view at the Town Hall. 



During the year another part of the South Eastern Naturalist has 

 been published and issued to members. The contents will show that a 

 good deal of interesting and valuable work has been done by the 

 combined societies, the Dover Natural History and Antiquarian Society, 

 and the East Kent Natural History Society. 



It is worthy of mention that many of the papers in the preceding 

 parts of the South Eastern Naturalist have been specially noted by the 

 Corresponding Societies' Committee of the British Association as 

 deserving of particular attention and that they have, along with others 

 from other Societies, been tabulated for reference in the Annual Report 

 of the British Association. 



The editing of the transactions would be made much easier, and 

 delay in publication would be lessened if members who read papers 

 would, immediately after the reading, hand over to the officers of the 

 Society either the full manuscript or a carefully prepared abstract. 

 When this is not done at the meeting it is sometimes impossible and 

 always somewhat difficult to obtain the paper afterwards, and thus if 

 the publication of it is not entirely prevented, much delay and 

 unnecessary labour are caused. 



It is to be regretted also that a complete record of the Exhibits 

 at the Evening Meetings cannot be kept for want of full and correct 

 descriptions. If those members who are kind enough to bring or send 

 objects would also have the kindness to add an accurate description 

 with date and locality they would make a valuable part of the Society's 

 work still more valuable, and a full record of the Exhibits could be 

 kept and periodically published in the Reports. 



The Herbarium, which has been mentioned in previous reports is 

 now complete and it contains such a collection of Kentish and British 

 plants as few Societies possess. This completeness could not have 

 been attained but for the fact that Mr. James Reid has supplied a great 

 number of specimens from his own collections. But this supply of 

 specimens to make up deficiencies is perhaps the least of Mr. Reid's 

 services, for the admirable arrangements and the skilful and careful 

 mounting of the whole, as well as the preparation of a minutely 

 detailed manuscript catalogue, are entirely Mr. Reid's own work — a 

 work on which he has been diligently engaged for several years. I'he 

 Herbarium is now a monument of his patience and skill and the 

 Committee feels that the Society is most deeply indebted to him for his 



