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the neighbourhood, and that it should be the business of each 
sub-committee to keep the register of its subject posted up 
to date. This would render the collective knowledge of the 
Club available, and might lead to some of our members 
specialising on the less-known groups. Some very useful, if 
humble work might be done in supplying scientific men working 
in London with material for their research. It would be of 
great assistance to many if they could find out at once, by 
applying to the Secretaries of Local Societies, where to look for 
the plants or fossils of which they were in search, and the 
Secretary might, by giving his information with discretion, 
save rare species from extinction. 
If we could establish friendly relations with some of the 
scientific men in London, they might perhaps respond to 
Mr. Pankhurst’s appeal (p. 92 in the Report) and suggest 
subjects for our investigation. On the one hand, they have 
training, laboratories, and books, but, on the other, we have all 
the life of the fields and hedgerows at our gate, and there seems 
no reason why both parties might not benefit from an exchange 
of good offices. 
In conclusion, I wish to say that the thanks of our Club are 
due to the Mayor and Corporation of Croydon for their very 
hospitable reception of our Delegates. 
