ANNUAL REPORT. 



The time has again arrived when your Committee have 

 the pleasure of presenting the Members with a Report of 

 what has taken place during the past year. 



The Society has now been in existence for twenty-six 

 years, and this fact alone shows that its vitalitj^ is strong. 



The number of its Members keeps to a high standard, 

 proving that j^oung life is entering our ranks. We have 

 lost by death and removal about forty Members, but have 

 added to our list the names of 105 new Members. 



Our Honorary Members have been augmented by names 

 of European reputation, while we still retain amongst us 

 many of those who were associated with our Society from 

 its commencement. 



During the Summer of last year much took place in 

 and about Chester, which proved of great and general 

 interest to our Members. The Home Reading Union made 

 Chester the centre for its Annual Meeting. The British 

 Pharmaceutical Conference, and the Arboricultural Society 

 of Great Britain also met here. The Chester Horticultural 

 Show on the Roodee was well attended ; and last, but not 

 least, The British Association Meeting, at I^iverpool, 

 proved a great attraction. 



All these interests, to a certain degree, prevented our 

 Society from carrying out its usual programme of Summer 

 Excursions, but this was quite compensated for by the 

 fact that our Members had opportunities of joining other 

 Societies, and acquiring extension of experience and 

 knowledge so essential to the vitality of Natural Science in 

 all its branches. 



The financial position of our Society will be placed 

 before you by our Treasurer, Mr. Simon. 



