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Hon. Librarian or liis assistant are always in attendance, and will bo pleased to give every po.ssibl<> 

 help to student membei-s. 



The followin;jr scientific periodicals purchased by, or presented to. the Society, are placed in a 

 conspicuous position in the Reference Library, membei-s or others having access to them on any 

 ordinary week day : — 



Weekly : — "Amateur Photography " (presented by tl^ Publishei's) ; *' Nature " (presented by Brian 

 Rigdeu, Esq.) 



Monthly : — " Joiu'nal of Botany " (pixrchased) ; " Entomologist " (presented by Miss Kingsford) ; 

 " Geological Magazine" (purchased) ; " Knowledge" (purchased) ; " Photographic Journal " ; 

 " Zoologist." 



Ri-ifonthly : — " Royal Microscopical Society's Journal." 



The best thanks of the Society are Hue to the above-mentioned donors for their kindness in 

 presenting these useful scientific journals, and also to Mr. Baker, of Middlesborough, and Miss 

 Kingsford for kindly presenting copies of our earlier reports, etc. 



Pamphlets, reports, etc., in exchange for ours have been received from the foUoAving Museums 

 and Scientific Societies : — 



Smithsonian Institution, U.S.A., Winsconsin Geologica,l and Natural History Society, Missouri 

 Botanical Gardens, National Museum of Buenos Ayres,Iustitute of Geology, Mexico, Field Columbian 

 Museum, U.S.A., Milwaukee Museum, U.S.A., Carnegie Museum, British Association, Ci'oydon 

 Natural History Society, City of London College Natural Science Society, Hastings and St. Leonard's 

 Natural History Society, South London Natural History Society, Ealing Natiu-al History Society, 

 Homesdale Natui-al History, Royal Microscopic Society, Rochester Natural History Society, 

 Wellington College Science Society, and Manchester Microscopical Society. 



From the Societies to wliich we are affiliated.we have received the foil oi\ing annual transactions : — 

 Ray Society, Quekett Microscopical Club, and the Royal Photographic Society, S.E. Union of 

 Scientific Societies. 



The work of binding the montlily and other Journals is heing steadily can-ied on by the 

 Society's bookbinder, and it is hoped by the end of the year to have completed this work to date. 



H. T. MEAD, 



Hon. Librarian. 



METEOROLOGICAL NOTES FOR 1907. 



The most remarkable meteorological foatm-e of the past year was the gi-oat abundance of simshin© 

 with wliich we were favoured in March, Tunbridge Wells having recorded as much as 234 hours, or 

 nearly double the average for the month. All the stations in East Kent registered over 200 houi*s, 

 and at most places March proved to he quite the sunniest month of the whole year. It was quite 

 an luiusual month in many ways, much lesa wind and rain than in most years, and the temperature 

 was almost like summer, Easter being uuich warmer and ]>righter than Whitsuntide. The rainfall 

 for the month was less than half, and both the days and nights were remarkably cloudless. The daily 

 range of temperature on several days was well over -JO degi-ees, the records given by the thermograph 

 being similar to those of midsuiumer. 



January was remarkable because of the unusually higli barometer of the 22nd. In some parts of 

 England the barometer w^as well over 'ill, and over the Baltic it was as high as 31'5. 



On the night of February 9 a brilliant di.splay of Aurora Borealis was witnessed in nearly all parts 

 of the Bnti>h Isles, even as far south as the Channel Isles. Unfortunately in East Kent it was not 

 very visible, owing to the prevalence of fog. At Kew the largest magnetic storm since October, liiOS,. 

 was recorded, and large spots were visible on the sun. 



The first three months of the year were very di-y and sunny, but the second three months were wet, 

 cold, and very deficient in sunshine. January, March, and July had less thnn half the average rain- 

 fall, and September was very dry and sunny, there being only about \ inch of rain for the whole 

 month in Canterbiu-y. April was very wet, having more than double the usual rainfall, and the 

 shai-p frost (14 degrees at Tunbridge Wells) on the 20th, did a deal of liarm to the early vegetation. 

 October was oxtreuioly wut. the rainfall being as much as "lij inches at Tenterden. August was about 

 a normal month fur both rainfall and sunshine, bxit was colder than thp average. The whole year was 

 rather below tlie average in rainfall, and thanks to the abnormal March rather above the average in 

 sunshine, altliough about 250 hoiurs less last year. April, May, June, and July were deficient in sun- 

 shine. The maximum air temperature for the whole year was 70 Tunbridge Wells and 78 Tenterden 

 on Seiitember i:i, KO Margate and 7S| at Canterbury on May 11, which is very low compared with 94 

 in September of last year. 



In conclusion I have to thank the observers wliose names apjiear in the tables for so kindly sending 

 me their reports. 



A. LANDER, F.R.MET.SOC, 



Hon. Sec, East Kent Scientific Society. 



Medical Hall, Canterbury. 



