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their splendid general Museums, are within easy reach, and 
with these we should not attempt to vie; but we should like 
the strangers who so much frequent Chester to be able to visit 
such a collection of things as would illustrate both the past and 
present history of the City, and be a credit to all those who 
further our undertaking. 
The Botanical Garden in the Grosvenor Park is doing well, 
and has been of much use in cultivating a taste for Botany, and 
also for educational purposes. We desire to express our thanks 
to the Town Council for placing the ground at our disposal. 
Much valuable work has been done in our temporary Museum 
during the past year by the Hon. Curator, Mr. SHRUBSOLE, 
particularly in illustrating the Marine Zoology of the district. 
The exquisite taste displayed in the arrangement of the cases 
he has added to our Museum, and the intrinsic value of the 
specimens, show that in Mr. SHRUBSOLE we have a Curator 
both able and willing to assist us. Few people passing by the 
estuary of the Dee would imagine it rich in beautiful objects, 
which only wait the cultivated hand and eye to become a 
“joy for ever.” A detailed list of the contributions will be 
found appended to this Report. 
The Library is in good order, and has been increased both 
by gifts and purchases. Particularly we wish to mention the 
family of the late Mr, THomas JoHNson, who presented us 
with a nearly complete set of the Reports of the British Asso- 
ciation from the year 1841. Some few of the volumes were, 
however, missing, which have been supplied by the British 
Association, making the Reports complete from 1841 to 1881. 
These are of great value, and our best thanks are due to 
Mr. Jounson’s family, and also to the British Association. 
We go on now to the ordinary business of the Society, 
which we class under six heads— 
EXCURSIONS, GENERAL MEETINGS, 
EVENING RAMBLES, SECTIONAL MEETINGs, 
CONVERSAZIONE, EDUCATIONAL LECTURES. 
