During the past year, the Society has lost, through removal from 

 Burton, the active co-operation of one of its most prominent Mem- 

 bers — the Revd. C. F. Thornewill — who was also one of the 

 founders of the Society. The Committee have very great pleasure 

 in recommending his election as an Honorary Member of the 

 Society. 



Within the present month the Society has also sustained a severe 

 loss in the death of our Treasurer — Mr. J. T. Harris — who was also 

 one of the founders of the Society. He filled the office of President 

 from 1885 to 1887, and until his health failed, took an active part 

 in all questions concering the welfare of the Society. The subjects 

 to which he devoted especial attention were Botany and Entomology, 

 of the morphological and systematic sides of which he possessed an 

 extensive and practical knowledge, and upon the local aspects of 

 which he was regarded as an authority. Mr. Harris took a promi- 

 nent part in the preparation of the lists of Lepidoptera which have 

 been published in our Transactions, and rendered great assistance, 

 as Chairman of the Botanical Section, to those engaged in the study 

 of the Flora of the district. Mr. Harris's collection of Cokoptera was 

 an especially fine one, and Entomological Science is indebted to him 

 for the discovery of several new species in this Family of Insects. 



The Committee regret to inform the Members that Dr. G. Harris 

 Morris, who has so ably filled the post of Honorary Secretary to the 

 Society for the last six years, has felt obliged to decline standing for 

 re-election. In a Society like ours the duties of the Hon. Secretary 

 are of the utmost importance to its welfare, and entail a very great 

 amount of labour. How admirably this has been accomplished by 

 Dr. Morris, and how the Sociey has thriven during the period of his 

 office must be recognized by all our members, and the Committee 

 feel sure that every member will join with them in regretting the 

 loss of such an invaluable officer. 



The Committee also regret to state that Mr. J. G. Wells, oiar 

 Assistant Honorary Secretary for the past three years, also feels 

 himself unable to again allow his nomination for this post. Mr. 

 Wells has given both the Honorary Secretary and the Society, in 

 many ways, most valuable and unselfish assistance, which has 

 materially contributed to the prosperity of the Society. 



The finances of the Society continue extremely satisfactory, as will 

 be seen from the appended Balance Sheets. After paying for the' 

 printing of Volume II of the Transactions, the*Society has a balance 

 of over £2,0 in hand. 



