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by majority of members present. Tlie following officers Avere 

 unanimously elected : Mr. II. Caracciolo, President ; Mr. A. 

 Taitt, Secretary and Treasurer. 



8tii August, 1891. 



Present: Messrs. H. Caracciolo (President), Broadv,-ay, 

 Mole, Urich, Potter, Guppy, Scott, Hewlett, Taitt (Secretary) 

 and Professor Vrasa as a guest. An excursion to Morrison's 

 Valley, Maraval, on the 22nd instant Avas announced. The 

 following gentlemen Avere admitted to the Club : Messrs. H. 

 Gauteaume (corresponding member), C. Walker, W. V". Wilson 

 (ordinary members), Professor E. Vrass (honorary member). 

 A Committee consisting of Messrs. Mole, Urich and Taitt Avas 

 appointed on Mr. Mole's suggestion for the purpose of getting a 

 place for the meetings. Mr. Urich read a letter from the Sec- 

 retary of the Zoological Society, London, acknoAvledging receipt 

 of some snakes and lizards Mr. Mole and himself had sent to the 

 Gardens. It Avas agreed to subscribe to the Extomological 

 Neavs and the Zoologist. It Avas decided that notices Avith 

 resj)ect to the formation of the Club be inserted in the local 

 papers. The folloAving papers Avere read : '* On the Meta- 

 morphoses of Insects " by the President. " On the PreserA'ation 

 of Entomological Specimens " by Mr. P. L. Guppy. Mr. Mole 

 exhibited a peculiarly marked lizard from Fort George, Avhich 

 seemed to be an undescribed sj)ecics at least so far as Trinidad 

 Avas concerned. 



7th Septemeei;, ,1891. 



Present : Messrs. Caracciolo (President), Urich, Mole, 

 Broadway, Guppy, Potter, Walker, and Taitt (Secretary). It 

 Avas agreed that in future meetings should be held at All Saints 

 School-house. Pcv. E. H. Moor Avas admitted as a member. 

 An excursion to Tunapuna on the 21st instant Avas, announced. 

 The following papers Avere read : '" On the Classification of 

 Insects " by Mr. .Broadway. " Notes on a Young Constrictor " 

 (Epicrates cenchris) by Mr. Mole, Avho exhibited the snake in 

 question and fed it before the meeting. 



2XIJ OCTOCER, 1891. 

 Present: Messrs. Caracciolo (President), BroadAvay, Urich, 

 Pev, Moor, Potter, Guppy, and Taitt (Secretary). Mr. Frank 

 St. Claire Gray and Mr. J. li, Murray Avere admitted as members. 

 Mr. Potter read a paper on the " Habits of the Honey Bee." 

 Pev. Moor described some types of butterflies and moths from 

 the East Indies closely allied to ours. Mr. Guppy exhibited a 

 painting made by him of the Papilio ceesphoxtes. Corres- 

 pondence relating to specimens forAvardcd for determination to the 



