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The Hon. Treasurer, Mr. E. J. Baillie, will read you the 

 Balance Sheet of the Kingsley Memorial Fund . 



Our Library has been increased during the jjast year as far 

 as our means have allowed us, and a list of New Books will 

 be appended to this Eeport. The Library is in good order. 

 For the information of our Members I may state that there 

 is a complete copy of the "Challenger" Reports, as far as 

 published, in the Eeference Department of the Free Library, 

 which is open to any one who will take the trouble to ask 

 for them. 



Our Hon. Curator, Mr. Shrubsole, will read you his 

 Eeport on the state of the Museum. 



The more immediate work and record of what the Society 

 has done I will summarize under the following heads — 



General Lectures 

 Sectional Meetings 

 Prizes 



Excursions 

 Evening Eambles 



CeiNVERSAZIONE 



During the past summer there were seven iield excursions, 

 and the following places were visited — 



May 2 1st Cefn and Llangollen 



June 23rd Larkton Hill and Edge Hall 



July 15th EUesmere 



August 5tli Delamere Forest 



August 28th Gl^-n Ceiriog 



Sept. i8th The Caves at Tremeirchion 



Nov. nth Loco, and Steel Works, Crewe 



On the whole we were more fortunate in our weather for 

 the excursions than in previous years, and although we had 

 visited most of the places before, still we had by no means 

 exhausted their Natural History treasures. Our Members, 

 however, seem to prefer new localities, as there was a falhng 

 off of Members in this year's excursions. The visit to the Caves 

 at Tremeirchion, under the guidance of oui* President, was a 

 rich treat to the Geologists. We have again to thank both the 

 leaders of the parties, and those who planned the excursions for 

 the trouble they took in making arrangements. The owners of 

 property who offered us facilities for passing over theii- grounds 

 have our warm acknowledgments. The visit to the Crewe 

 Works cannot be exactly called Natui-al History, still we must 

 remember that we have a Natural Philosophy Section, which 

 takes under its care many mechanical processes, and our 



