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ANNUAL MEETING— OCTOBER 13th, 1903. 



The annual meeting' was held in tlie Reference re-elect^^d aa Vice-presidents, and the name of the 



Library of the Beaney Institute on Tuesday, Oct. Dean of Canterbury, subject to his approval, be 



13th, J903, Mr. S. Harvey, F.I.O., F.C.S., presiding, added to the list of Vice-presidents. 



THE ANNUAL REPORT. The uther officers elected were Mr. Mann^ 



Mr. A. Laudtr. Hun. Secretary, firit presented Treasurer, Mr. Lander, Secret-iry, an 1 it was 



the anuuil report. decided to ast Mr. Bennett-Golduey t) take the 



The Treasurer's and Librarian's reputs were place of Mr. Patterson on the Coojmittee, the latter 



also preseatei and passed. having severed his connection with the Society. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The Experts or Local Referees were re-elected as 



The election of officers w^s then proi«eded with, before, with the addition of Mr.W. H. Hammond for 



and, on t'le proposition of Mr. H. M. Chapman, photography, and Mr. A. Lander for meteotology. 



Mr. S. Harvey wa3 unanimously re-elected Pre- Adiscussion took placerdspectinejiheprigrarame 



sident. for the coming: winter, and several suggestions 



Mr. Harvey, in returning thsinks, remarked that were thrown out as to the engagement of lecturers 



they had honoured him by tlieir compliments, and and other arrangements which will, no doubt, see 



he would do his best to desea've them. fruition in due time. It was decided that at the 



The Chairman proposed that Mr. Matthew Bell, next fortnightly meeting of the Society there 



Captain McDakin and the Rev. A. J. Galpin be should be an exhibition of new scientific apparatus. 



REPORT FOR THE FORTY=SIXTH YEAR. ENDING SEPTEMBER 30th. 1903. 



During the past year we have lost by removal, resignation, or death. 13 memV^ers, but eight new 

 ones have bnen elected, ihus ranking the total number 91, including eight corresponding members 

 nine honorary meml ers, IfJ associate-, and 58 ordinary members. 



1 hrea of our most distinguished members have died during the past year, viz., Dr. Farrar (the 

 late Dean of Canterbury), W. O. Hammond, Esq., and Mr. A D. Bartlett (the Curator of the Zoo ogical 

 Gardens, London). The two former were Vice-Piesidents, and Mr. Bartlett was a corresponding 

 member. The loss thus sustained is a very severe one. Dr. Farrar always took a kindly interest in 

 our weKare, and his generous hospitality to the members of the Congress of the S.E. Union of 

 Scientific Societies in 1902 will not eoon be forgotten. Mr. VV. 0. Hammond was one of the founders 

 of our Society, and the bequest of his magnificent collection of Kentish birds to the Roy^l Museum, 

 con-titutes one of its choicest treasure?, and is a fitting monument to his memory. The late Mr. 

 Bartlett was at all times ready with his help and advice. 



Scientific meetings have been held, as in former years, reports of which will be found on Page*. 



This year has witnessed a new departure with regard to excursions. For some years the 

 excursions have neitht^r been as well attended, nor proved as helpful as they might have been, and it 

 was decided this year to arrange for only three popular excursion^, viz., Richborough, July 2nd ; 

 Kenfield, July 31st ; and Barfrestone, September 10th. The remainder of the programme consisted 

 of a number of dates tor working or group excursions, each fur a few members, who would make their 

 own arrangements, carry their o^vn fool, and pursue their favourit-^ studies in Natural History, 

 Geology, Photoiiraphy, etc. Details of these excursions were arranged by the Hon. Secretary and 

 members interested, about a week before the datt^s on the programme. Evening meetings were 

 arranged in the Beaney Institute for the Tuesdays following the excursions. Th^se meetings were of 

 an informal charactt-r. No lecture was given, but specimens were compared, photoj;raphs and objects 

 of intc-re&t were shown, and free-and-easy talks took place on subjects arising from the previous 

 excursion. The 'hr-'e popular excursions all fell throutjh, as from one reason or an<ther no members 

 actually turned up at any of thn dates and times arranged. The wet weather, which was so prevalent 

 through the whole summer, greatly interfered with the working excursions, and only two of these 

 proved successful, viz., to Walmer on June 18th and to Sandwich on July 16th, and interesting and 

 helpful meetings were held in the Beaney Institute on the Tuesdays followiug. It is hoped that 

 another summer, with finer wenther, similar excursions will be more successful, and also that all 

 interested in doing u.=eful work on any definite lines will assist in making them agreeable and profitable. 



Several of our members are engaged in doing useful and systematic work, some of which is 

 recorded in the form of repoits in this volume. Mr. C. Buckingham has secured a number of valuable 

 geological and other photographs which have been duly forwarded to the British Association; and 

 next year it is hoped that more will be done i-i this direction both by Mr. Buckingham and others. 

 Several members sent lantern slides for competition to the Royal Photographic Society, and some of 

 those by Messr.-;. W. H. Hammond, C. Buckingham and F. C. Snell were purchased for circulation 

 amongst the affiliated societies. 



An arrangement which it is hoped will prove a very useful one has been concluded with the 

 Beaney Committee for the better care and greater educational usefulness of the specimens in the Royal 

 Museum. At a committee meeting, held on May 2Gth, 190;j. a sub-committee was elected, consisting 

 of tha President, Treasurer, and Hon. Secretary, to approach the Beaney Committee and try to 

 bring about an agreement for the better care of the Natural History specimens. This sub-committee 

 met and drafted a letter to the Beaney Committee, of which the following is a summary :—" The 



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