XXIV. 
REPORT OF ASSOCIATION SECRETARY. 
IN presenting its SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REporRT, your Council, 
whilst able to express its congratulations with regard to steady 
progress and much earnest work on the part of the Local Societies, 
still has to regret the temporary withdrawal of the Longtown 
Society, and a slight decrease in the total membership. 
Compared with last year the results are as follows :—- 
Members. Transactions. 
1890 1894 XIY. KY. 
KESWICK ... Px. abe 152 145 50 50 
MARYPORT sts De 130 110 50 70 
LoncTtowNn oe its 41 —_— 6 — 
CARLISLE Ae a8 130 84 109 go 
AMBLESIDE oye 26e 71 84 20 20 
SILLOTH i is 44 38 — a 
BRAMPTON ie es 99 84 4 6 
PENRITH ae BS 180 138 120 100 
WINDERMERE ae SAC 120 120 20 20 
ASSOCIATION MEMBERS ae 40 45 40 45 
1007 848 419 401 
ASSOCIATION LECTURER. 
J. Arthur Thompson, Esq., Lecturer on Zoology in the Edin- 
burgh School of Medicine, was engaged by the Council as 
Association Lecturer. As such he lectured before seven of the 
Local Societies, together with the Wordsworth Institute, Cocker- 
mouth ; and, it is pleasing to add, gave general satisfaction, 
