7 — A paper '•' On Utriciilaria Minor, and its carnivorous 

 habits, with, specimens of the same as grown in hia 

 Aquarium," by Col. Horsley, E.E. (pp. 31). 

 8 — Remarks by Captain McDakin '• On Chalk, its origin and 



properties" (pjj. 3b). 

 9 — An address by the same officer "On Gravel Beds,' 

 drawing the attention of the members particularly to the 

 accumulation of flints originally derived from the chalk, 

 and now constituting the tertiary pebbles and subangular 

 gravels (pp. 35). 

 10 — Eemarks by Col. Cox "On the Eggs of a Lung-breathing 

 Snail, the Bulimus haemastoma" (pp. 37). 



II — "Some phenomena connected with the freezing of 

 water," witnessed by the author in the old fort walls 

 enclosing the Dane John, at Canterbury, by Captain 

 McDakin (pp. 38). 



12— Mr. Sibert Saunders' " Description of a Sun Star (solaster 

 papposa)," found at AVhitstable (pp. 40). 



13 — "Eemarks on a species of Eotifer Limnea Annulata," 

 found at Eastbourne, by Mr. Jas. Fullagar (pp. 40 ). 



There are at the present time 86 members, five of whom have 

 joined the Societj-- during 1878. 



The total expenditure during 1878 amounted to £30 Os. 4d., 

 inclusive of £5 15s. Od. paid to the Librarian. 



The receipts from subscriptions for the year 1878 were £27 

 16s., to which must be added £5 5s., arrears of previous years 

 collected in 1878, making a total of £33 Is., or including the 

 balance remaining in January, 1878, of £35 14s. lid. There 

 are still arrears amounting to £17 5s. unpaid, some going back 

 as far as 1874. It would be well if those Members who are in 

 arrears would either jjay up their subscriptions or signify their 

 wish to retire from the Society. 



The funds being at a low ebb the Librarian refrained from 

 calling upon the Treasurer for the Avhole of the £12 voted for 

 the iise of the Library in 1878. 



On the whole, the Societj^ is fulfilling its functions under 

 many disadvantages, among which are the expenses of rent and 

 of rather frequent and compulsory removals. But it keej^s alive 

 a spirit of inquiry in varioxis branches of natural historj' ; and 

 maintains and increases its library, which is of paramount 

 importance, and indeed is probablj' more complete than any 

 other collection of similar liooks in such a society in this county. 



Your Committee cannot close this report without returning 

 especial thanks to our excellent President, Hon. Treasurer, and 

 Hon. Librarian. Indeed, tlu)ugh lie has been confined by 

 iUness, he lias still continued to perform the duties of these three 



