FORTIETH 
ANNUAL REPORT. 
In presenting the Report for the Fortieth Annual 
General Meeting of the Society, we are pleased to say 
that practically the whole of the Sections have shewn 
great activity during the past year. 
A very gratifying feature has been the large attend- 
ance at the Sectional Meetings, as well as the General 
Meetings, held during the Winter Months, the average 
attendance at these being above that of recent years. 
Several of the Field Meetings and Excursions held 
during the Summer Months were also well attended— 
notably the three first and the last two on the list of 
Excursions. 
A gratifying feature of these Outdoor Meetings is 
the keen interest taken by Junior Members in Botany, 
Geology, and Zoology, which is a hopeful sign for the 
successful continuance of the work for which the Society 
exists. 
Owing to unforeseen circumstances the transfer of 
the Museum building to the City Corporation has not 
yet taken place, but it is anticipated that this will be 
an accomplished fact in the near future. 
There have been in all 70 new Members elected 
during the year, and although we have lost heavily by 
deaths, removals, &c., the total Membership keeps well 
over a thousand. 
The following is a detailed list of the Excursions 
and Field Meetings which took place during the Sum- 
mer Session i— 
