XXVil. 
Transactions of various Societies has been received in exchange 
for our own Transactions. Seeing that so much valuable inform- 
ation is contained therein, and which, at present, is entirely lost to 
our members, it is proposed to appoint a Librarian, whose duty it 
shall be briefly to catalogue the chief contents of these Transactions, 
and then issue them to such Societies as may wish to read them. 
Such a Library would be of immense benefit to the projected 
Natural History Classes. 
TRANSACTIONS. 
The issue of the Zvansactions cannot be said to be at all satis- 
factory, and, sooner or later, some change will have to be made, 
unless indeed the issue becomes more general than at present. 
Many useful alterations are in contemplation, by which the 
Transactions will be greatly increased in value. Hence the 
Council trust they may count on the active support of each Local 
Association towards its distribution. Some of the Societies give it 
Sree to the members. If the other Societies would try the experi- 
ment of giving the next number, say, free, the Council would be 
in a very mnch better position to help the Local Societies. 
There is, besides, a rapidly increasing stock of Back Numbers 
on hand—some 1700 or 1800 in number. The Council would 
earnestly ask members to supply themselves with copies. Such a 
course would materially help forward the work of the Association. 
FORMATION OF CLASSES. 
The Council would like to give full effect to Rule 9, especially 
with regard to University Extension Lectures, Natural History 
Classes, or Science Classes, in connection with the Local Associ- 
