The work of the various Sections of the Society has been maintained 

 during the year, as will be seen from their Reports, to be presented to 

 you later. 



We have again to thank Mr. J. G. Wells for his careful attention to 

 the Meteorological Instruments, and the Society is also indebted to 

 Mr. W. Wells and Mr. W. Tomlinson, who have kindly acted as deputies 

 in his absence. We have this year to chronicle the appointment of our 

 Station to the rank of a Climatological Station of the Royal Meteor- 

 ological Society, our observations being now published in their 

 "Meteorological Record." The station was inspected by their Secretary 

 in August, and the Instruments tested and ai)proved. 



There has been a small further sale of the Transactions since our 

 last Report, but our income from this source (amounting during the 

 jwst year to ;£s '4^- od.) is far less than it should be; and we would 

 again urge upon members the desirability of increasing the resources i^f 

 the Society by a more extended sale of the volume. It is in contem- 

 ])lation to issue, early in the present Session, the first part of a new 

 volume of the Society's Transactions, and in order to meet the expense 

 of this, the Committee, have resolved to set aside, as a Publication 

 Fund, all moneys derived from the sale during the past year, and m the 

 future, of the Transactions. 



The Popular Lecture by Mr. Whitworth Wallis, as announced in 

 our Report of last year, took place on November 22nd; but the Com- 

 mittee did not deem it advisable to make arrangements for any further 

 Lectures during the Session, Arrangements are now being made by 

 which two or more Popular Lectures will be given during the coming 

 Winter, and the Committee would earnestly impress upon all Members 

 the necessity of supporting these Lectures by their presence and 

 influence. 



The most successful feature of the Winter's programme was the 

 Conversazione, held in St. Paul's Institute, on January 24th, 1890. A 

 large and interesting collection of natural history, scientific and arch- 

 £eological objects, paintings, photographs, &:c., was exhibited in the 

 Large Hall, whilst various experimental demonstrations were given in the 

 smaller rooms. The Committee take this opportunity of tendering their 

 thanks to all those who contributed to render the evening a success, either 

 by contributing to the extremely rich and varied exhibition, or by taking 

 part in the musical interludes, or by assisting in the practical demon- 

 strations which were given at intervals during the evening. 



The Conversazione .was attended by a large number of members 

 and their friends, and resulted in a handsome addition to the funds of 

 the Society, of which a portion has been expended in the purchase of 



