to the same locality," and they have also offered a prize of one 

 guinea to the highest Senior Candidate obtaining Honours in 

 Zoology, Botany, or Geology at the next Oxford Local Examination 

 and another prize of the same value to the highest Senior Candi- 

 date in Zoology or Botany at the next Cambridge Local Examina- 

 tion, the award in each case being limited to the Brighton Centre. 

 Your Committee hope that there will be a strong competition for 

 these prizes, and that they will be the means of producing an 

 interest in the study of the subjects to which they relate. 



The financial condition of the Society is very satisfactory, 

 there being now a balance in the hands of the Treasurer amount- 

 ing to ^128 1 8s. A Statement of the Accounts for the period 

 which has elapsed since the last Report is annexed. 



The number of Members has slightly increased since the 

 last Report. A list of the present Members is appended to this 

 Report. 



A list of the Books which have been presented to the 

 Society and also of the Books purchased since the last Report is 

 appended. 



The Conversazione was held at the Royal Pavilion on the 

 25th of March, It was not so numerously attended as on some 

 previous occasions, only 330 Members and Friends being present. 



There have been two Field Excursions since the last 

 Report, viz. : — 



1884. — October nth, to Hassocks Gate and Hurstpier- 

 point. 



1885.— May 10th, to Balcombe. 



The Annual Excursion has been arranged for 7th of July, 

 to Hailsham and Eastbourne. 



The following subjects have been introduced at the 

 Microscopical Meetings : — 



