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last year, in which he took a prominent part, breathed his last in his 
sixty-first year, to the regret of his many friends, and to the exceed- 
ing loss of this Society, of which he had been an active supporter 
from its foundation, and to whose Magazine he had, from time to 
time, sent many valuable contributions. Of this very worthy mem- 
ber of our Society we also hope to publish a memoir in the Magazine, 
to which we would refer for farther details of his life and Archzolo- 
gical work,? 
“ The financial position of the Society deserves the attention of the 
Members. The expenses have necessarily increased since the opening 
of the Museum building, and at the present time the Society has no 
reserve in hand. The Committee desires to call especial attention 
to the fact that the Museum building account still remains open, 
and shows a balance against the Society of £181 2s. The Com- 
mittee has determined to close this account at the end of the present 
year, and in the meantime wishes to urge on the members the desi- 
rability of still further reducing this adverse balance, which will 
have to be carried to the general account, in order that the action 
of the Society in other directions may not be crippled. The Com- 
mittee ventures to entertain the hope that this farther appeal to the 
members and friends of the Society will be taken in good part, and 
meet with a fitting response, as the efficiency of the Society depends 
so much on its financial prosperity. 
- © Of the Museum and Library the Committee has to report that 
considerable progress has been made in the Natural History depart- 
ment, by the deposit of a fine collection of British Birds, belonging 
to Captain Ernlé Warriner, so that the Ornithology of the British 
Isles is now fully represented. A great number of specimens has 
been added to the Herbarium by the gift of the- Rev. W. Moyle 
Rogers, of Trusham Rectory, Devon, who has enriched our collections 
by no less than five hundred species, which he collected specially for 
us, chiefly in the southern parts of the county; but above all our 
best thanks are due in this department to our local secretary for 
Marlborough, the Rev. T. A. Preston, by whom the Herbarium has 
1See in last No., pages 234—6, 
