cxxvi. Proceedings. 



December i^th. — The Rev. E. Martin Geldart, M.A., "The Birth 

 of Zoological Science in the Fourth Century B.C." 



On Saturday afternoon, the 4th of March, a party, consisting of 

 members of the Club and friends, numbering in all about 30, paid a 

 second visit to Mr. Horniman's Museum at Forest Hill. 



In response to an invitation from the Holmesdale Natural 

 History Club (Reigate), some of the members of this Club joined in 

 an excursion to the Railway Cutting at Park Hill. Under the 

 guidance of the late Mr. Flower, the members examined the strata 

 there exposed. 



By the courteous permission of Mr. J. Firbank, this Club on the 

 22nd July, conducted by Professor John Morris and Mr. H. M. 

 Klaassen, in conjunction with the Geologists' Association of London, 

 inspected the strata exposed at the Park Hill Railway Cutting. 



In consequence of the meetings of some other Scientific Societies 

 being held upon the third Wednesday in the month, it was thought 

 advisable that the meetings of this Club should be held upon the 

 second Wednesday in the month, and not upon the third Wednesday. 

 The Club accordingly on the 15th March last passed a resolution 

 changing the day of meeting from the third to the second Wednesday. 



By resolutions passed on the 21st December, 1881, the Club 

 undertook, in conjunction with the Literary and Scientific Institution 

 and the School of Art, to hold a Bazaar, the proceeds of which were 

 to be equally divided between the Institution, the School of Art, and 

 this Club. 



Your Committee have now to report that the Bazaar was held at 

 the Public Hall, on the 8th, loth, and nth July last. They are glad 

 to be able to state that it was in every way a success, and that it 

 resulted in a profit of £']-]g 17s. 8d. £212 7s. 2d. will form the share 

 belonging to this Club, and it will be applied in providing cases and 

 other necessary appliances for the collections of objects of Natural 

 History to be formed by the Club, to illustrate and facilitate the 

 study of the Natural History and Geology of the District. 



The thirteenth Annual Soiree was held at the Public Hall on 

 Wednesday, the 22nd November, when members of the undermen- 

 tioned Clubs and Societies rendered valuable assistance as 

 exhibitors : — 



The Royal Microscopical Society ; Quekett Microscopical Club ; 

 South London Microscopical Club ; Greenwich Microscopical and 

 Natural History Club; New Cross Microscopical and Natural 

 History Society; Tower Hill Microscopical Club; Sydenham and 

 Forest Hill Microscopical and Natural History Club; Hackney 

 Microscopical and Natural History Society; Walthamstow Micro- 

 scopical and Natural History Society ; the Entomological Society of 

 London; Eastbourne Natural History Society; Holmesdale Natural 

 History Club ; Lewisham and Blackheath Scientific Association. 

 Private exhibitors and opticians also did much towards making the 

 Soiree a success. 



One hundred and thirty microscopes were exhibited. The 

 attendance was rather larger than usual, viz.: — 139 members; 

 93 exhibitors, not members; 559 visitors; total 791. A fuller 

 account of the Soiree will appear in the proceedings of the Club. 



The following is a list of the donations received during the year : — 

 The Journals of the Royal Microscopical Society, from the Society; 



