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some mammal skins sent to London; Dr. Knaggs about some 

 beetles belonging to the genus Anohium, extracted from book- 

 bindings, specimens of which were forwarded; Mr. Peckam 

 asking for specimens of spiders of the genus Attidoe from 

 Trinidad and ottering to determine them ; and Mr. Frank 

 Chapman. — Sir John Goklney rose and said that he was very 

 much pleased with the account which was given by some of the 

 members of the ascent of one of the highest mountains in the 

 Island — Tucuche. It was as interesting to him as it was to the 

 gentlemen who had made the ascent. He thought some record 

 should be kept of these excursions, say of those made on Bank 

 Hulidays. The next Bank Holiday would be Whit Monday and 

 if he might be allovved he would suggest that the members 

 should on that day makeexcursionsintothecountry, andhcAvould 

 offer a small prize of ^10 for the best written journal of any 

 member going on such an expedition, the account to be written 

 in a popularly scientific manner. Such papers would be of great 

 value if they could get members to note down what they saw on 

 the road — itAvould teach them to observe closely and they would 

 always have great pleasure in referring to their notes in after 

 life. Two of the speaker's uncles — one a great botanist and the 

 other an architect — were in the habit of noting down their obser- 

 vations in this manner and he was in the possession of the 

 iournal of the latter. After he had passed through his appren- 

 ticeship, as it was called in those days, he travelled through 

 France, Germany, Gre^Co, I^gypt and many continental 

 countries and his notes upon what he saw were most inter- 

 esting. If each member of the Club would try to write in 

 a popular way, what he saw on his excursion, (it was not 

 necessary to undergo any great hardships, it might be only 

 a walk round the Savannah so long as he described what 

 he had seen) he thought such notes would be most inter- 

 esting. If the President Avould allow him he would offer a 

 small pri^e of $10, for the best written journal of an excursion 

 oa wmt Monday by a member of the Club. He would propose 

 that a Committee should be formed and the papers be sent in to 

 it and they would select the prize-winner. He hoped his offer 

 would be a small inducement to them to exercise their eyes and 

 brains (A voice: "And pens") and pens (applause.) — Mr. 

 Devenish seconded Sir John's suggestion and said that Avhen, 

 long ago he used to go into the woods with Mr. Criiger that 

 gentleman said he was astonished at him (Mr. Devenish) 

 because he was more enthusiastic as time went on, than he 

 was when he firsl began. — The President thanked Sir John 

 Goldney for his kind offer and f-aid that he thought there 

 should be a special meeting of the members when the i)aper3 



