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The lyibrar}- is in good order, and we have to thank 

 many friends for valuable contributions. 



The Museum keeps up its high efficienc}^ and admirable 

 order, thanks to the untiring energy of our Curator. There 

 will be a full report of the gifts and additions made within 

 the last year ; for many of these we have to thank our 

 Curator. 



The Annual Account of the Kingsley Memorial Fund 

 will be brought before you by Mr. E. J. Baillie. 



Thanks to the Museum Management Committee the 

 Lecture Theatre has been much improved, both with regard 

 to the arrangement of the seats and the putting up of a 

 new table for the Lecturer. Your Committee trust that the 

 room, as it now stands, offers a convenient place of meeting 

 for all Members. 



We must now enter on the arrangements made by the 

 Committee for carrjdng on the work of the past year. This 

 will be considered under the following heads : — Excursions, 

 Conversazione, Lectures, and Sectional Meetings. 



For reasons before stated there were only four Summer 

 Excursions in 1896 — 

 1896. 



May 20th Chester Waterworks. 



June 17th Rethesda Slate Quarries and Penrhyn Castle. 



July 8th Dclamere Forest and Meres. 



,, 22nd Sandycroft Engineering Works, and Chemical 



Works of Messrs. J. Turner & Co., 



Limited. 



The Excursion to the Bethesda Slate Quarries was 

 well attended, and proved a most enjoyable day. The 

 arrangements were all well carried out, thanks to Lord 

 Penrhyn's Quarry Manager, E. A. Young, Esq., and 

 Col. The Hon. W. E. Sackville West, Agent to the 

 Estate. Our Members had thus an opportunity of going 

 over some most interesting scenerj^ as well as visiting 

 Penrhyn Castle and Gardens. 



