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subjects of a mass of pamphlets and publications from 
American Scientific Societies. A more modest plan has 
been determined upon, and Mr Richardson has in prepat- 
ation, with a view of its being forthwith put in our hands, a 
catalogue giving all the information as to the contents of our 
Library which is likely to be wanted by those who would 
use it. Probably such a catalogue will bring the value 
and usefulness of our stock of books more into promin- 
ence. But I should like to see the Library grow, and I 
throw out the suggestion that the Club should make an 
annual grant to the Council to be spent in books. It 
would be, I believe, money well laid out. Much might be 
done with even so small a sum as £5 per annum. 
The meetings, both Field and Winter, have been well 
attended. This is most gratifying. The Members, how- 
ever, are doubtless aware that if the doings of the Club at 
these meetings are not chronicled in the President's 
Address there is no permanent record. This seemed 
unfortunate, so after deliberation the Council thought it 
desirable to make an innovation, namely, to have full 
reports of the Field Meetings and brief notices of the 
Winter Meetings published. This idea has been carried 
into effect in the present part of the “ Proceedings ” (see 
pp- 175-199). I would, however, briefly review our 
proceedings at these meetings. 
First we went to Bath, where under the able leadership 
of Mr Winwood an instructive day was spent. Fortunate- 
ly we were not hurried for time during any part of the 
day, and this in itself made for pleasure. The same thing 
may be said of our other three whole-day Meetings. We 
were not rushed at any one of them. It wasa matter of 
regret that the attendance of Members at this Bath Meet- 
ing was less than at any of the others; for the place is 
one of such extreme interest, that it never can be visited 
too often. But as a fixture it does not seem to gain the 
