140 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 
and future prospects of our Society.’ We now number sixty-five members, 
of which number twenty are ladies, and forty-five, gentlemen; eleven are 
resident at a distance beyond our radius of five miles, while the remainder 
live within it, although several are not inhabitants of the town. In 1865 
we numbered but thirty members ; last year we raised our list to forty-four; 
so that it is plain that the interest taken in our Society is increasing, while 
we may now consider it firmly established, this being its third year of 
existence, 
‘* Subject to the consent of the members, I would propose a slight alteration 
in the wording of our third rule, by which the annual subscription becomes 
due upon the first of January in each year. As we have followed the example 
of other Societies, and divided our year into two Sessions—a Winter Session, 
and a Summer Session,—it seems to me that we might with propriety so 
arrange our subscriptions that our year might include a Summer and 
Winter Session, each complete: instead of embracing as at the present time, 
a portion of two Winter Sessions in one year. This difficulty might 
easily be obviated by appointing May Ist as the day on which annual sub- 
scriptions should be payable. 
“Our proceedings during the past year, ending on April 30th last, may be 
thus briefly summarised. During our Summer Session, but three Rambles 
were taken—to Dane Garden Wood, Hollow Lane, and West, Wycombe,— 
the very wet weather which then prevailed having prevented the accomplisb- 
ment of a larger number. The attendance at these was but small. Seven 
Eyening Meetings, besides the Annual Conyersazione in the Town Hall, 
were held during the Winter Session: at which the following papers. were 
read :— 
* On Incredulity with respect to Geological Facts Mr, Unuyerrr. 
* Additions to the Flora of Wycombe............THE SECRETARY. 
On British Reptiles (communicated) ............Mr. W. R. Tare. 
On Diatoms and Desmids (two papers) ........,..THE PRESIDENT. 
On the Cave at Brixham, Devon (communicated)... Rev. W. H. Painter. 
On the Mammalia of High Wycombe (communicated) Mr. Uniyerr. 
On some Resemblances between Plants and Animals 
(communicated). ..06.0% cs eeesierdes scenes Ds) LOLLAND, sq. 
On Toadstools (communicated)....6.s0se0e veeees W. G, Surru, Esa. 
* Onthe Pleasures of Moth Hunting (communicated) Mr. Untyerr. 
A Geological Paper (communicated)............ ..Evyan Hopxtins, Esa. 
* On the Destruction of Birds ..........5 veeeveeel. MAarsHant, Ese. 
* Annual Address ....... aim visleiabinid=aie)p Arpad cnn THE PRESIDENT. 
OB UEFELCUPS  jsicie.eic\e 01s o\ei0 « «0 ielola(oreialeinl’ sb) oi@a'sisle@e Ay MR CRIMA TN 
On the British Tits (Paring) (communicated) ....R. B. Suarrz, Esa. 
