ProceeMnria. Ixvii 



I may here note that diu'ing the past year a change has been 

 made in the form of the monthly sheet issued to rainfall ob- 

 servers, the notes on the meteorological, phenological, and other 

 features of tlie month being appended to each monthly sheet, 

 instead of being given, as in former years, as an appendix to the 

 annual report of the Section, It is thought that these notes may 

 be of more interest to observers when the facts are still fresh in 

 their memory than at the end of the year. They will still be in- 

 cluded in the annual report of the Section, which will be pre- 

 sented at our February meeting. 



There is plenty of scope for more phenological observations as 

 a branch of the work of the Club. Observations as to the date 

 of occurrence of well-marked periodical phenomena, such as the 

 flowering of plants, the arrival of migratory birds, &c., if carried 

 out on a sufficiently extended scale, are of interest, both as in- 

 dicating the character of the seasons in different years and the 

 climate of different places. 



Of the work of the Photographic Section, Mr. Gower gives me 

 the following report : — 



In tendering my report for the past year, I am glad to say that the 

 Photographic Section of the Club have again passed through a very 

 successful season. One thing, however, I am sorry to have to regret, 

 and tliat is the half-hearted way in which the excursions have been 

 attended. Numerous excursions were arranged, but members failed 

 to put in an appearance at many of them. If the Excursion Com- 

 mittee which was formed last year would look up the ground before- 

 hand, I do not think such scant attention would be paid to the excur- 

 sions as there has been during the past season. 



Technical conversational meetings and lantern nights have been 

 held as usual. 



A marked improvement took place this year at the Soiree with 

 reference to the pictures, nearly all exhibits being sent in framed, the 

 work being good all round (many of the exhibits giving evidence of 

 individual rambles other than those excursions arranged by the Club). 

 Some 600 transparencies occupied the Small Hall, and during the 

 evening three lantern exhibitions of members' work were given iu the 

 School of Axt Eoom. 



The membership of the Section remains the same. Several resigna- 

 tions have taken place, but have been filled up with new-comers. — 

 Harry D. Gower, Hon. Sec. 



May I be permitted to suggest that the sectional Sub-Com- 

 mittees appear to require some strengthening. I am inclined to 

 think that in some cases the same member would be useful on 

 more than one Sub-Committee, and also that there might be 

 advantage in forming a Sub-Committee for Archaeology and 

 Anthropology, as suggested by me last year. 



