viil Preface. 



was so close that Mr Norman Lockyer (the examiner), himself gave a 

 second prize to C T. Blanshard, while D. H. Walsh obtained honourable 

 mention. 



Unsatisfactory. Meetings few and not well attended. The Director 

 will require to use his strongest efforts to infuse some life into that 

 which ought to be an important section. Barometric observations have 

 been made regularly by W. B. Ffooks with the fine barometer so kindly 

 given to the Society by Mr Tuckett. 



When a little more time has elapsed, we expect to be able to 

 give better reports than these. We are very hopeful that the 

 Sectional work will ultimately become perhaps the most im- 

 portant portion of the Society's operations, though it is found 

 to be a difficult matter, in a busy, hard-working school like ours, 

 to devote to any erne branch of science that amount of time and 

 attention so necessary for its minute study. 



The Museum and Botanic Garden Fund has had liberal con- 

 tributions, yet the expenses have been so heavy that the balance 

 on hand is now only a small one. The contracts for the erec- 

 tion of Museum cases and the laying out of the Garden 

 necessarily involved a large expenditure at the outset, but 

 less money will be hereafter required, for the means of 

 maintaining both institutions need now alone be provided. 

 To this Fund most members of the Scientific Society have 

 subscribed, and many other CHftonians as well, while a con- 

 siderable number of parents authorise the charging of a small 

 sum terminally in the School accounts on behalf of the Fund. 

 It is to be hoped that those who may hereafter become con- 

 nected with the School wiU assist in keeping up the Garden 

 and Museum by their subscriptions, seeing that both of them 

 are entirely dependent on the voluntary support of those who 

 may from time to time take a special interest in the success of 

 the College. 



The Curator of the Museum and Garden has furnished a 



