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The day terminated with an inspection, far too hurried, 

 of Mr Slatter's fine collection of fossils (including the 

 horns of a rein-deer from the drift near Evesham) and the 

 hearty thanks of the Club are due to this gentleman for 

 the pleasure thus afforded to them, for his courteous 

 hospitality, and for the kind attention he devoted to the 

 members during the entire day. 



There were three Meetings held during the winter, 

 at which Papers were read on the following subjects : — 

 By Mr Madan on "The Geysirs of the Yellowstone Park," 

 By Dr Prevost on " A Visit to the Andaman Islands." 

 By Dr Smithe on " The Geology of Churchdown," and 

 By Dr Garrett, " Preliminary Notes on the History of 

 Bacteriology." 



These papers were ordered to be printed in the next 

 Part of the " Proceedings of the Club." 



It will be in the recollection of the Members that Mr 

 H. D. Hoskold, Director of the National Department of 

 Mines and Geology, Buenos Ayres, (a paper by whom 

 " On the Geology of the Forest of Dean" appears in the 

 Proceedings of the Club for 1 89 1-2) very generously 

 presented to the Club a valuable collection of South 

 American Indian Antiquities, collected by himself and his 

 brother. Mr Bellows kindly took charge temporarily of 

 the collection, but it was felt that the Club ought to 

 provide amply for the security and proper display of the 

 objects. Accordingly a Committee was appointed in the 

 course of last year to consider what steps should be 

 taken ; and in accordance with their recommendations an 

 estimate has been obtained and an order given for a 

 substantial case of pitch-pine, with glass front, of sullicient 

 size to contain the whole of the collection. Leave, more- 

 over has been given for the case to be placed (for the 

 present, at any rate) in the Price Memorial Hall at 

 Gloucester : and before our next Annual Meeting it is 

 hoped that Mr Hoskold's kind gift will be properly 

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