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The following Report of the work carried on by the Associ- 

 ation during the past year will, it is hoped, go far to justify its 

 existence and general methods of working. 



Three new Societies have been formed during the year, and 

 have become affiliated to the Association. On Nov. 19th, 1877, 

 the Longtown Literary and Scientific Society was founded, now 

 numbering 42 members; on Dec. i8th, 1877, the Carlisle Scientific 

 Society and Naturalist Field Club, now numbering 159 members ; 

 and the Ambleside and District Literary and Scientific Society was 

 instituted upon the 17th of Jan., 1878, and already includes 172 

 members. Thus the Association now consists of eight different 

 Societies, as follow, named in the order of their birth : — White- 

 haven, Keswick, Cockermouth, Workington, Maryport, Longtown, 

 Carlisle, and Ambleside. There are also forty-one Association 

 members, living in different parts of the county, but belonging to 

 no special Society. The total number of members belonging to 

 the Association is about iioo, as against 700 this time last year. 



In the carrying out of the winter's courses of lectures and 

 meetings, co-operation among the existing Societies has largely 

 prevailed, and every assistance has been rendered in the formation 

 of new Societies and the strengthening of weak ones. 



The Public Lecturer, Dr. Taylor, appears to have given great 

 satisfaction to the six Societies before whom he lectured on 

 Natural History subjects, and a wish has been expressed by many 

 that he might again visit our Association in the same capacity. 



