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A meeting of the delegates from scientific societies publishing 
Transactions having been convened under the auspices of the 
British Association for the purpose of discussing matters affecting 
the general management and interest of such societies, your Club- 
was represented at the last meeting of the Association at York by 
your Secretary. An interesting discussion took place as to the 
best methods of stimulating local societies to more systematic 
and active work, and several suggestions were made. These will 
donbtlessly be embodied and issued in a formal report in due 
course. Fresh Members continue to be added to the Club, and the 
finances are ina sound state. The total Receipts of the year being 
£67 13s. and the total Expenditure £34 6s. ld. leaving a 
Balance of £33 6s. 1d. 
It now only remains for me to record the loss that we have 
sustained by the decease of two of our members, both 
eminent in their respective lines. Through the death of Dr. 
Falconer we have lost a good antiquary, one well versed in 
everything connected with the early and recent history of Bath. 
Through that of Mr. Charles Moore we miss from our midst the 
familiar face of one whose life was devoted to his favourite study, 
‘who has probably done more than any man since the time of 
William Smith to work out the geology of our own more 
immediate neighbourhood, whose reputation has passed far 
beyond the boundaries of our city and has indeed become 
European, who up to the last few days preceding his death was 
working with an enthusiasm peculiarly his own, and may truly 
be said to have died in harness. Who is there to supply his 
place? Would that the young men of the present day could see 
what a vista of pleasurable scientific research opens out before 
them in the pursuit of that most attractive of all sciences— 
Geology. 
H. H. WINWOOD, 
Hon. See. 
