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probably many who pi-actised this art, but had no means of bringing 

 their exertions into prominence. 



In 1884 to 1886. We hear our new Photographic Section spoken of, 

 but then very few in number. 



The year 1886 and 1887. Again the Section is aUve, and noted as 

 being most active during that j'ear. 



1887 and 1888. The Photographic Section is chronicled as having 

 15 members, and the first Fiiday in each month was fixed for meetings 

 of the section, apart from the General and Conversational Meetings 

 of the Club. 



1888, 1889. 31 members are notified, and at that time it was probably 

 the strongest section that the Club had. 



In 1889, 1890, 43 members. 



In 1890, 1891, 60 members. 



And the present year (1891—92) we muster 73 members, which is 

 very satisfactory ; and I am happy to say we are still on the increase. 



Seven excursions were made during the summer: — April 11th, 

 Addington Park ; April 25th, Oxted and Godstone ; May 9th, Arundel ; 

 May 23rd, Groombridge ; June 6th, Haslemere ; July 25th, Kingston ; 

 Sept. 12th, The Ballards. (And the Photo. Section has also availed 

 itself of the rambles and field excursions arranged by the other sections 

 of the Club). All the excursions have been fairly weU attended. The 

 whole days were not perhaps quite so well patronised, owing to the 

 inability of members to get away. 



The half-day excursion to Groombridge, under the direction of 

 Mr. Carter, was the best attended of any ; 23 members availed them- 

 selves of the opportunity to be present. 



The Technical and Conversational Meetings have been well attended, 

 and the dark room has been used ; but latterly, owing to accidents 

 ■with regard to overflow of water, which made the room damp, we 

 have been compelled to hold our weekly Conversational Meetings in 

 the Club-room. Now, however, alterations have been made that will, 

 I hope, render this room more useful to the Club. 



It has been arranged to hold meetings, and to have definite papers 

 and subjects, every Friday evening for the future, and such subjects 

 allied to photography as will promote discussions ; and, though these 

 meetings are promoted by the Photographic Section, it is hoped that 

 the members of the Club at large will avail themselves of them ; and 

 I can only repeat what has been said before as to the desirability of 

 the union of the Photographic Section with the whole of the other 

 Sections for the pm-pose of assisting them to illustrate the valuable 

 communications made to the Club from time to time. 



At the Sou-ee this year the Section was fairly well represented, but 

 many looked-for exhibitors were absent, probably owing to the past 

 season having been hardly up to the standard for good photogi-aphic 

 work, and also owing to many members usiug hand cameras, which 

 produce pictures hardly large enough for exhibition. 



There was a good show of transparencies, some hundreds of lantern 

 slides and transparencies being on view, and showing a high state of 

 perfection. 



In conclusion, I must say that the Section is as flourishing as ever 

 it was, and that by continued exertions on the part of the membtrs 

 it will gain a prominence that has not before been obtained. — Harry 

 D. GowEB, Hoji. Sec. 



