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Balcombe, from whence the Members with their friends walked 
through a very beautiful and interesting country to Staplefield, 
where they were hospitably entertained at luncheon by J. F, 
Hancock, Esq. They afterwards visited Slaugham Place, and 
proceeded to Hayward’s Heath to dinner. It was altogether a 
most pleasant and successful excursion. 
In December of 1869, a Clock was presented privately (owing 
to a domestic bereavement) by the Members to Mr. Gwatkin, Hon. 
Librarian, as a slight token of the esteem and regard in which he 
was held by the Society. : 
In concluding their Report, your Committee beg to request 
the Members to endeavour to promote the prosperity of the Society, 
by bringing its merits under the notice of their friends; by con- 
tributions of works of Natural History to the Library; of Photo- 
graphs, or Drawings of Objects of Natural History, for the 
Album ; and of Slides for the Microscopical Cabinet; and par- 
ticularly by reading papers during the ensuing year. 
At a Special Meeting of the Society, held on the 10th of 
March, the following additional Rule was made, viz.,— 
“That a difficulty having arisen respecting the records of the 
Society, the Secretaries shall take, or cause to be taken, minutes 
of all proceedings, and shall read the same at the ensuing 
meeting ; and Members of the Society shall be requested to assist 
the Secretaries with notes of objects shewn, and abstracts of 
papers read, so that a record of the work done by the Society may 
be preserved; and that they shall have authority to publish the 
proceedings of the Society, as they may think proper, unless 
forbidden to do so by the author of any paper.” 
