made more profitable if we arranged that interesting observations 

 and communications by members should be advertised by means of 

 post-cards to all our members ; this would entaU additional expense, 

 but I believe would conduce more than anything to keep up the 

 interest of the Society in those living out of Canterbury, and it 

 need not interfere with our usual monthly notice cards or the general 

 conversational plan of proceedings. 



A long contemplated work of tabulating the Flora and Fauna of 

 East Kent still remains to be accomplished. 



The usefulness of the Society, in an educational point of view, 

 may be enhanced by some lectures of a popular character, provided 

 the Committee see their way plainly to carry out such lectures 

 profitably. Botanical and particularly geological excursions should 

 be arranged, and these might well be organised in connection with 

 other kindred societies in East Kent. 



EEPORT OP THE COMMITTEE FOB 1876. 



Tour Committee have the pleasure to report the continued 

 prosperity of the Society as far as members are concerned. It 

 has now ninety-five members, being an increase of three since the 

 preceding year. But as respects funds, they regret to have to 

 report a decrease in the receipts of £6 7s. 5d., which, together 

 with an increase in the expenditure of £8 16s. 9d., occasions a 

 deficit of 38. 9d. in the financial statement for 1876, as presented 

 by the hon. treasurer. It should be borne in mind, however, that 

 there were arrears of subscription due on the 31st Dec, 1876, to the 

 to the amount of £2 1 5s. Od., a portion of which has been paid into 

 the Bank. The total expenditure in 1876 amounted to £46 18s. 3d., 

 inclusive of £15 to the library. The report of the hon. librarian 

 shews in what manner this latter sum has been employed. As 

 respects the increase in the general expenditure before mentioned, 

 your Committee remark that it is owing to several causes, viz., 1st, 

 charge for printing, the excess in which alone amounts to £4 48. 

 7d. ; then, 2nd, expenses connected with the soiree held in St. 

 George's Hall, in the month of '^laj, 1876, £4 28. 5d. ; and 3rd, 

 the cost of 150 copies of ^Slr. Fullagar's papers on the Actinophrys 

 Sol and Tubicularia Najas, £3 5s. A copy of the former paper was 

 forwarded to each member with the Eeport of 1876, and one of the 

 latter will accompany this report. There is also an addition of 

 £l 5s. for rent owing fo the change of locality. "With the present 

 number of subscribers, and supposing the subscriptions for the year 

 all paid in, the receipts for the year would only amount to £36 15s., 

 80 that the expenditure of 1876 exceeds this sum by rather more 

 than £10. This shows necessity for economy during the present 

 year. 



