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enough to hear them. Accounts of the meetings will be found in the earlier part of these transactions. 



On November 25 Mr. W. F. Slater, F.R.P.S., gave a demonstration of A'elox Printing. 



Captain J.^G. McDakin, with his usual kindness, represented the Society at the Congress of the 

 South Eastern'Union of Scientifi.'; Societies held at Winchester. 



No organised excursions took place in the summer months, these having been found difficult to 

 arrange to suit the convenience of more than a very few of the members. 



Through the kindness of the Governors, Headmaster and Staff of the Simon Langton School, a 

 very successful soiriie was held at the School on May S, when about one hundred members and friends 

 spent an enjoyable evening. This year, for the first time, a small chaige was made for admission, to 

 defray expenses, but the financial result was not as encouraging as we had expected. 



It has been decided to try the experiment of arranging the winter programme of the coming 

 session, 1909-1910 in two sections, and members will receive copies of two separate programmes, one 

 in October, and one in January. This will render individual notices of each meeting unnecessary. 



As in previous years some of the meetings will be held in the Reference Library of the Beaney 

 Institute, but in order that all meetings may commence not later than S p.m., other meetings 

 will be held in Simon Langton School by kind permission of the Headmaster and the Governors. The 

 name of the place of each meeting will appear on the programmes. 



An attractive programme has been arranged and the Committee hope that members will do all 

 they can to improve the attendance at the meetings. 



A. LANDER. 

 Medical Hall, _ Hon. Secretary. 



Canterbury. 



HON, LIBRARIAN'S REPORT, 1909. 



The Hon. Librarian begs to present his report for the year ending September 80. 1909. iHiring 

 the year under review it is a pleasure to again report that good use has been made of the Society's 

 invaluable collection. The scientific magazines, of which a list is given below, are read by a fair 

 number of our members. It might be as well to mention again that these mazagines are always 

 accessible to members in the Reference Library of the Beaney Institute on any week days, and those 

 desiring to keep abreast with the most recent scientific discoveries should make a point of perusing 

 all the journals supplied by the Society. 



The donations to the Library during the year include some very valuable geological and natural 

 history treatises, from the chief State Museums of America. Among other notable gifts that the 

 Hon. Librarian would draw special attention to is a series of publications, transactions, and reports, 

 covering many years, of , the "Ashmolean Natural History Society of Oxfordshire"; these are of a 

 specially valuable character, many of them being now unobtainable and out of print. The series 

 comprises contributions by eminent authorities on natural history, archaeology, and other scientific 

 subjects. The Society is to be congratulated on the acquisition of such an important donation to its 

 Library. 



The following scientific journals are purchased by, or presented to, the Society : 



Weekly. — " Nature," purchased. 



Monfhly. — " Journal of Botany," purchased ; *' Entomogolist," presented by Miss Kingsford : 

 " Geological Magazine," purchased ; " Knowledge/' purchased ; *' Photographic Journal," purchased ; 

 *' Zoologist," purchased. 



Bi-Monthhj. — "Royal Microscopical Society's Journal." 



Pamphlets, reports, etc., in exchange for ours have been received from the following museums 

 and scientific societies : 



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

 Botanical Gardens, National Museum of Buenos Ayres, Institute of Geology ,lMexico, Field Columbian 

 Natural History Society, U.S.A., Milwaukee Museum, U.S.A., Carnegie Museum, Pitsburg, U.S. A., 

 British Association, Liverpool Microsopical Society. Marlborough Natural History Society. Northum- 

 berland, Durham, and Newcastle-on-Tyne Natural History Society. Croylnn Xntural History Society, 

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

 South London Natural History Society, Ealing Natural History Society, Homesdale Natural History 

 Society, Royal Microscopic Society, Rochester Natural History Society, Wellington College Science 

 Society, and Manchester Microscopical Society. 



From the societies to which we are affiliated we have received the following annual transactions: 



Ray Society, Quekett Microscopical Club, Royal Photographic Society, and the South-Eastern 

 Union of Scientific Societies. 



The cordial thanks of the Society are due to the various donors mentioned in this report. 



During the year many of the important magazines have been bound by the Society's binder, and 

 are now available for the members. Some difficulty has been found in completing the last few years 

 of " Nature," as a great many parts were missing ; these are now being advertised for. and the Hon. 

 Librarian expects shortly to secure the missing parts and complete the volumes to date. 



H. T. MEAD, 



Hon. Librarian. 



