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looked after. It is also very satisfactory to report that the 
books are in more frequent demand now that they are more 
accessible to the Members. The question of a reading-room is 
still in abeyance. 
On June 19th Chester was visited by the Burnley Literary 
and Scientific Society. The Museum was thrown open on the 
occasion, and the Members from Burnley seemed to appreciate 
the opportunity of seeing our local collections. 
Turning now to the more immediate work of the Society, 
it will be convenient to place it under the following heads :— 
1. Excursions. 
2. Eventing WALKs. 
3. CONVERSAZIOVE. 
4, GENERAL MEETINGS. 
5. SecrionaL MEErTINGs. 
6. CuLassEs FOR INSTRUCTION. 
There had been arrangements made for the following 
Excursions :— 
May l4th........ Gorge of the Alyn 
June llth ...... Broxton 
June 26th ...... The Wrekin 
July 16th........ West Kirby 
August 4th...... Llangollen 
August 25th ....Caerwys to Holywell 
September 10th ..Southport (Winter Gardens and Aquarium.) 
The two first excursions had 1o be postponed owing to the 
state of the weather, but they were carried out a few days later 
under more propitious circumstances. The days at Wrekin 
and West Kirby were both somewhat showery, but our Mem- 
bers, though few in numbers, braved the rain, and came in for 
a little sunshine, rare as it was in 1879 The excursion to 
Llangollen was on a fine day, and well attended. The excursion 
arranged from Caerwys to Holywell had to be given up alto- 
gether, as on August 17th the terrible flood occurred which 
not only washed away the railway bridge at Llandulas, but so 
damaged the Mold line that we had notice from the Railway 
