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Natural History Societies of that and the adjacent towns which 

 decided the Delegates on choosing Rochester as the place of 

 Meeting for next year. A hope was, however, expressed that the 

 invitation from Brighton would be renewed next year, when no 

 doubt it will be accepted for 1900. As a full report of the 

 proceedings at the Meeting will be sent to the Society, it is not 

 necessary perhaps to enter into further detail with regard to 

 them. 



(Signed) J. P. Slingsby Roberts, 



Edward Allowat Pankhurst, 

 H. Davey, Junr., 

 Edward A. J. Breed. 



LIBRARIAN'S REPORT. 



During the past year, 96 books and periodicals have been 

 issued on loan, and the library has also been used for reference 

 purposes by the general public. As the Society is now affiliated 

 to the British Association, the valuable Reports of the latter 

 wiU henceforth be given to our library ; and the Report of last 

 year's meeting held at Toronto has already been received. 

 Besides the serials to which the Society subscribes, the only 

 addition by purchase to the library has been Bateson's Materials 

 for the study of Variation. The publications of the United 

 States Geographical Survey and Smithsonian Institution are 

 specially valuable gifts. The Society has also to thank Mr. 

 Arthur Griffith for the donation of two volumes of Memoirs, and 

 a number of serials. 



HY. DAVEY, Jun. 



