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through death, and eight have resigned, giving a present 

 membership of seventy- seven. 



The evening meetings were regularly held during the winter 

 months, the meeting in February being again devoted to the 

 instruction of young persons. On that occasion lantern views 

 illustrating ' Homes without Hands ' were exhibited by Mr, 

 Cyril Frith, and were highly appreciated by about forty young 

 people who were present. 



The following addresses or papers occupied the evening 

 meetings : — 



Oct. 21, 1887. ' Notes on the Fauna of South Australia,' 



by Mr. Edwin Ashby. 

 Nov. 18. ' Marine Biology and Sea Fishing,' by Mr. W. H. 



Tyndall. 

 Nov. 18. ' Description of the Flora of South Australia,' 



by Mr. Edwin Ashby. 

 Dec. 16. ' Hygroscopic Awns of Stipa Spartea,' by Mr. 



Miller Christy. 

 Dec. 16. ' The Birds of Arran More,' by Mr. H. M. Wallis. 



Jan. 20, 1888. ' Meteorology of Redhill for 1887,' by Mr. 



W. H. Tyndall. 

 Jan. 20. ' Fog,' by Mr. T. P. Newman. 

 Feb. 17. ' Homes without Hands,' explained by Mr. T. P. 



Newman and Mr. A. J. Crosfield. 

 March 16. ' A Journey round Chinese Turkistan and along 



the Northern Frontier of Tibet,' by Mr. A.D. Carey. 

 April 20. ' Aboriginal Tribes of Canada,' by Mr. W. H. 



Tyndall. 



The excursions taken during the summer were as under: — 



Whole-day Excursions. 

 May 12. Tilgate Forest. 

 June 9. Newlands Corner. 

 July 7. Caterham and Oxted. 

 Aug. 11. Haslemere and Hindhead. 

 Sept. 15. "Worms Heath and Woldiugham. 

 Oct. 6. Abinger and Hurtwood. 



