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united Committees of the various Societies have met frequently, 

 and a special Sub-Committee has met every week, to see that 

 the work was properly carried out. Our thanks are certainly 

 due to these gentlemen for what they have done, and their 

 labours will perhaps be better appreciated when we enter on 

 our occupation, and see the care that has been bestowed on the 

 details of the structure. 



Since our last Eei)ort, the third number of the Proceedings 

 of our Society is in the hands of the Members, and contains 

 most of the Papers of real local interest that were read, up 

 to 1883. 



Some of our Members have taken part in the dredging 

 expeditions of the Liverpool Biological Committee, and it will 

 be seen in the Report that is about to be published that there 

 are Papers in it by some of our best workers. 



The Chester School of Science, which is in part managed 

 by our Committee, has on its books 135 Students; and the 

 Classes have been carried on through the past winter under 

 the following Teachers : — 



Inorganic Chemistry Mr. W. F. Lowe 



Botany Mr. J. D. Siddall 



Animal Physiology Mr. C. R. Cowap 



Steam \ 



Applied Mechanics I Mr. F. Garside and 



Machine Construction and Drawing i Mr. W. E. Archer 

 Building Construction ; 



These Classes have been under great disadvantages, owing 

 to the crowded state of the room in Lower Bridge Street, and 

 also the want of proper appliances. All this it is hoped will be 

 altered diu'ing the next Session. 



The last May Examination was very satisfactory, and 

 showed that the instruction given had been of a high order, 

 and the application of the Students commendable. There is 

 every probability that the coming Examination wiU show 

 equally good results. 



Our Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Mills, wiU read you the 

 Balance Sheet of our Accounts, which we hope the Members 

 will find satisfactory, for the powers of usefulness of a Society 

 like ours must always largely d^end on the careful manage- 

 ment of its funds. 



