unbound current periodicals and pamphlets, has been entirely 

 re-arranged and a new catalogue has been prepared and will 

 shortly be issued to the members. 



A change in the officers of the Society has also taken place, 

 Mr. Lomax, one of the Hon. Sees, finding that his public duties 

 prevented his taking so active a part in the work of the Society 

 as he wished to do, resigned his office, but the Committee are glad 

 to state that he has accepted the office of Hon. Curator. Arrange- 

 ments were made by the Committee, under which Mr. E. A. 

 Pankhurst was appointed Science Secretary. The Society is much 

 indebted to Mr. F. G. Clark for his kindness in auditing the ac- 

 counts. 



The competition for the prizes offered by the Committee for 

 the two best essays on the physiography of the Brighton District, 

 referred to in the last report, cannot be said to have been a suc- 

 cess, only one essay having been sent in and that not being of 

 sufficient merit to enable the Committee to award the writer a 

 prize. 



The Committee for various reasons have thought it desirable 

 to discontinue holding the Conversazione for the present. 



The annual excursion took place on the 7th of July last, 

 when between 30 and 40 members visited Hailsham, Michelam 

 Priory, Eastbourne, and other places in the vicinity, the President 

 and several members of the Eastbourne Natural History Society 

 accompanying them, the excursion proving a most enjoyable one. 



The field excursions during the year have been as follows, 

 viz : — 



1885. — May 16, to Balcombe. 



June 13, to Horsted Keynes. 



July 11, to Shoreham and Steyning. 



August 15, to West Hoathly. 



September 12, — 



October 10, to Arundel Park and Forest. 



