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EIGHTH WINTER MEETING.— MARCH 20th, 1906. 



*'WILD LIFE AT HOME, HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH AND STUDY IT.' — 



By Mr. R. KEARTON. 



Under the auspices of the East Kent Scientific 

 Society, a second visit was paid to Canterbury ou 

 Tuesday evening-, March 20, by Mr. R, Kearton, 

 F.Z S., the famous naturalitt, and, despite the un- 

 favourable weathsr, there was a fair attendance 

 at the Foresters' Hall to listen to bis interesting 

 lecture upon "Wild life at home : how to stuc^y 

 and photograph it." Mr. Sidney Harvey, F.S.A , 

 F.I.C., President of the Society, britfly introduced 

 the lecturer, and expressed the hope that his ex- 



position of the delights of nature study would result 

 in a large increase in the number of memheis of 

 their Society. Mr. Kearton's lecture was certainly 

 calculated to help in thatdirect.ion. Hisobservations 

 were full of interest, and the views with which 

 they were interspersed (reproduced from actual 

 photographs of bird and animal life) depicted many 

 novel objects and situations with delightful clear- 

 ness. The lecture was listened to from start 

 to finish with the greatest pleasure. 



NINTH WINTER MEETING— MARCH 27th, 1906. 



'PICTORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY. "—By KODAK, LTD. 



The ninth meeting was held in the Reference 

 Library of the Eeaney Institute on Tuesday, 

 March 27, when Mr. Eadie, of Kodak, Limited, 

 gave a very interesting lecture on Pictorial 

 Photography with a Kodak. The lecture was 



fully illustrated by means of excellent lantern 

 slides, and at the close thejlecturer gave a demon- 

 stration of developing and printing, etc , which was 

 very much appreciated by the crowded audience 



REPORT FOR 49th YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30th, 1906. 



During the past year the Society has lost, by removals, resignations, or deaths, seven members' 

 and six new ones have joined, thus making the total number 90, including 9 corresponding members* 

 11 honorary members, 13 associates, and 57 ordinary member?. 



This year the Society has lost the valuable services of Mr C. Buckingham, who has removed to 

 Godalming. He was one of our most earnest workers, and for several years past has given us interest- 

 ing papers on the scenery, physical geography and geology of East Kent. He was an accomplished 

 photographer, and his papers were very fully illubtrated by means of excellent lantern slides and 

 photographs, many of which he sent to the British Association. 



We much regret that during the past year one of our most prominent and useful members, Capt. 

 J. G. McDakin, has undergone a very sad bereavement in the loss of his wife. Mrs. McDakin had 

 always ably assisted her husband in his studies, and the members of the Society will long remember 

 her kind hospitality and how excellently she executed sketches and diagrams for the Captain's lectures. 



Scientific meetings have been held as in former years, repoits of which will be found on other 

 pages. 



Captain McDakin was our delegate to the Congress of S.E, Union of Scientific Societies at East- 

 bourne, and Mr. A. S. Reid, our delegate to British Association, being unable to attend the Congress at 

 "Sork, was bind enough to secure the services of Dr. H. E. Mill,E.K.S., to lepresent our Society,and his 

 report will be found on another page. 



Three excursions were arranged for the summer, one to Faversham in July ; Wye College, August ; 

 and Minster, September. The excursion to Faversham attracted such a small number that it was 

 abandoned. The Wye College excursion was postponed at the request of the Principal owing to 

 building operations being in pr<^gres?, and Mintter was abandoned owing to inclement weather. 

 Provided the weather had been fine this excursion would have been a most pleasant one, as Mr. F. 

 Hewitt, of Margate, had kindly undertaken to act as guide to the party. 



