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Broadway and Potter must both rei)U'nil)cr tliis futile effort, 

 which from pressure of work and want of time I failed in 

 carrying out. 1 can assure you my disappointment was deep. 

 It was with great pleasure, however, that a few months later I 

 received a letter from Mr. Mole, on behalf of Messrs. Broadway 

 and Urich, proposing the formation of this Society. I needn't 

 tell you how ready I was to accept his invitation, and accordingly 

 on the 10th of May, 1891, a preliminary meeting consisting of 

 himself, Messrs. Urich, Broadway and myself, was held at his 

 residence for the purpose of considering the scheme, and it was 

 there decided that the Club should be called the " Trinidad 

 Field Naturalists' Club." 



Having done that much we applied ourselves to the task of 

 procuring members : this, I must say, was attended with great 

 success from the very first, and on the 10th Jxily another meet- 

 ing was called at my residence. Amongst those present were 

 Messrs. Urich, Mole, Broadway, Guppy, Hewlett, Potter and 

 Taitt, and it was then I was honoured with the post of President, 

 a distinction which I highl}'' appreciated, but which I felt I had 

 no claim to and never anticipated. 



Since then 1 have used all my endeavours to promote the 

 objects of the Club, and I am vain enough to think that our 

 united efforts have been crowned with no mean success. 



Mr. Taitt was appointed Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, 

 and to him we owe a great deal of our success. You will all join 

 me in thanking him for the indefatigable attention he has paid 

 to the affairs of the Club and the great interest he has taken 

 in it. 



Our next meeting, which took place on the 10th Augi;st, 

 we reckon to be our first regular meeting. At that meeting a 

 few rules were framed for our guidance, Avhich were later on 

 re-considered, and anew set, based on those of the Entomological 

 Society of Philadelpliia, were framed and passed. From that 

 date, in accordance Avith these rules, monthly meetings have been 

 held. We Avere for some time at a loss for a place of meeting, 

 but at length we Avere offered this school-house, and I take this 

 opportunity, in the name of the Club, to thank the Rev. A. Taitt 

 for his kindness in jjlacing this room at our disposal. 



Reports of our meetings have been regularly published in 

 our local papers, and our thanks are due to the Editors of the 

 Port-af-Spain (in::e.tie, Public Opinion and LUttliollc Neirs for 

 the publicity they have given to our proceedings. I may point 

 out we have subscribed to the EntomoJofjical Neirs, an American 

 monthly, which, witli some books presented by Messrs. Eckstein, 



