ANNUAL REPORT. 
In presenting the Eleventh Annual Report of the Chester 
Society of Natural Science to our Members, it is no small 
matter of congratulation to be assured that our numbers and 
energy have in no way been diminished. We have elected, 
during the past year, one Honorary Member, one Corresponding 
Member, and 79 Ordinary Members. We have now on our 
books 620 Members, while last year we had 561. 
The financial position of the Society will be placed before 
you by the Honorary Treasurer, and this, I think, will be con- 
sidered satisfactory; as also the Accounts of the Kingsley 
Memorial Fund and the Cross Memorial Fund. 
The Botanical Garden, in the Grosvenor Park, was last 
year in very good condition, and of material help to those 
studying botany in connection with the Science Classes; but to 
keep the Garden in a state of efficiency, plants require renewing, 
while new specimens should be added, and we hope that our 
Members will assist during the coming summer in supplying 
both these needs. 
A few additions of local specimens have been made to the 
Museum by Mr. WALKER and Mr. SHRUBSOLE. CoOL. EGERTON 
has kindly presented to the Society a case of Minerals which 
belonged to the late Sir PHitip EGERTON, to be held by them 
until such time as the City shall provide a Free Museum; and 
our thanks are due to Mr. Satmon for conveying the Case 
from Oulton Park to the Society's Rooms free of charge. 
Mr. Acton, Junr., and Mr. SHRUBSOLE, Junr., have also pre- 
