Ixvi. Proceedings. 
referring to the donations to the Club during the past year, and 
particularly to the very handsome donation of Mr. Wm. 
Drummond, the President took the opportunity of thanking the 
Committee, Officers, and Members of the Club for their 
invariable courtesy to himself, and for the support which they 
had always accorded to him, and moved ‘‘ That the Report and 
Accounts, as read to the Meeting, be received and adopted, and 
that they be printed and circulated among the Members.” 
Mr. Manners having seconded the motion, it was carried 
unanimously. 
Before the motion was put, Mr. H. T. MENNELL referred 
to the small number of the field meetings of the Club, and the 
small attendance at them, which he was unable to account for. 
He attached great importance to these meetings, and thought 
that if they were well planned, and well led, they were among 
the most valuable of the Club’s proceedings. Probably a great 
deal might be done to improve these meetings, if people, who 
were not members of the Club, but who resided in and were 
acquainted with the localities which were visited, were 
associated with the members of the Club, and suggested that 
the country clergy might give valuable aid. 
Mr. TuRNER supported the views expressed by Mr. Mennell, 
and suggested that two of the causes which prevented the field 
meetings from being successful were, that they started too late 
and went too far from home. 
The Rev. E. M. Getparr agreed with Mr. Turner, except 
that he did not consider that they went far enough for their 
excursions. 
Mr. H. M. KtaasseEn pointed out that the late hour at which 
they started for their excursions was unavoidable, as most of 
the members had business engagements which prevented their 
starting earlier, and he urged the desirability of joining with 
other clubs, and so increasing the numbers joining in the 
excursions, 
The PresipENT cordially supported the views which had 
been expressed as to the importance of the field meetings, 
and expressed the opinion that the chief reason why theirs had 
not been successful was that they had not been properly 
organised. He thought that every excursion should be made 
to a particular place for definite objects, which should be fully 
announced before hand, and that some one of the members, 
whose name should be duly announced, should be responsible 
for the expedition, and should see that the objects of interest 
were properly pointed out and explained. If this were done 
he had little doubt that the meetings would be well attended, 
and would be of great value to the members. 
The PRESIDENT next moved the appointment of Mr. Philip 
