moreover, as is the case now in three of our Societies, the Local 

 Secretary could also be one of the Delegates, much trouble would 

 be saved to the Association Secretary. 



Looking forward to the work of another Association year, I 

 believe there is every prospect of a still further increase in the 

 number of Local Societies ; and I doubt not but that the increased 

 number of Association members now scattered throughout Cum- 

 berland and parts of the adjacent counties, will help to originate 

 new centres of Society life, and quicken those now in existence. 

 All may and should help forward this work, and whenever any of 

 us see suitable ground wherein to sow good seed, the same should 

 be scattered, and the Association Secretary appealed to for imple- 

 ments and methods to till the new ground and make it fruitful. 

 With regard to the publication of Transactions, I feel that the 

 most trying period has now passed. The first year, much hardship 

 was felt by the decision of the Council— that each Society should 

 take a full number of copies. Yet this course of action enabled 

 the funds to be put on a proper footing at the outset. During the 

 past year, although the general work done by the funds of the 

 Association has been greater ; though the 2nd Part of the Trans- 

 actions has contained much more matter than the ist Part; and 

 though each Society only took such a number of copies as was 

 voted for in each Committee, yet the balance in hand is over ^15. 

 This shows that while the general work of the Association— such 

 as the contributing towards Public Lecturers, &c.— may be still 

 more extended during the coming year, there will yet be ample 

 means for the publication of a third Part of the Transactions; and 

 several important and original papers have already been recom- 

 mended to the Council for publication. 



