90 



Proceedi'ngs. 



section, Dr. Wheeler, who was an enthusiastic amateur photo- 

 grapher, and did much towards making the meetings of the 

 section a success. 



The following is the Treasurer's Statement of Account ; — 



Thb Holmesdale Natural Histoby Club. 

 Abstract of Accounts. 



lieceipts. 



Oct. 1, 1886, to Sept. 30, £ «. d. 

 1887. 



Balance from last year 30 14 4 



Subscriptions 31 11 



Sales, ' Flora of Surrey' 2 9 10 



,, 'Proceedings'.. 6 6 



£65 1 8 



Expenses. 

 Oct. 1, 1886, to Sept. 30, £ s. d. 

 1887. 



Eent 15 



Gas, Firing, A Cleaning 2 4 7 

 Printing ' Proceedings,' 



1884—5 19 13 4 



Printing Notices of 

 Meetings and Excur- 

 sions 2 7 10 



Collector' s Commission, 



Stamps & Stationery 112 3 

 Balance in hand .... 24 3 8 



Examine and found correct, f J. B. Crosfield. 

 October 21st, 1887. \Hkrbert Crosfield 



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£65 1 



Auditors. 



A unanimous vote of condolence with Mrs. Wheeler in the 

 loss she has sustained in the death of Dr. Wheeler was passed. 



The following Officers were elected for the ensuing j'ear : — 

 President, Mr. W. H. Tyndall ; Treasurer, Mr. T. P. Newman; 

 Secretary, Mr. A. J. Crosfield ; Curator, Mr. John Linnell ; 

 Committee, Dr. Bossey, Messrs. Brooks, Carey, Cooper, J. B. 

 Crosfield, Cudworth, Head, Noakes, and the Eev. Jas. Menzies. 



Mr. F. G. Carey exhibited specimens of Algse provided with 

 air-vessels, from the Saragossa Sea. Also a Flying Fish, 

 which was caught on the deck of the steamer, 20 ft. above 

 the surface of the water ; he stated that when fresh it was the 

 colour of a fresh Herring. A small Alligator from Trinidad, 

 where Alligators live largely on the Sugar-cane. Seeds of 

 the Sandbox Tree, Hura crepitans. Seed of Lufa, a cucur- 

 bitaceous plant that grows over the trees. A Calabash 

 covered with ornamental work. 



Mr. Edwin Ashby gave the following ' Notes on the Fauna 

 OF South Austkalia': — 



