Your Committee have met frequently during the past year, 

 and much troublesome business has had to be gone through in 

 order to retain a place for our Collections, and the use of the 

 Eooms in Lower Bridge Street, till we move into the New 

 Buildings. This has been done, though at some inconvenience, 

 in order to prevent two removals which would have increased our 

 expenses. The Committee trust that their arrangements have 

 met with the approval of the Members In all things their 

 wish is for the general prosperity of the Society, and to promote 

 the love and study of Natural Science. 



Your Committee cannot close this Report without saying 

 that they consider the present time as a very fit one to appeal to 

 all our own Members and friends for contributions to the New 

 Museum, remembering always that our Museum is a local one, 

 and for the display of local objects. With improved surroundings 

 and a new building, the Society may anticipate a new lease of 

 life. A large accession of new Members would be very encourag- 

 ing, and though our subscription is small, only 5/- per annum, 

 still we have so far kept clear of debt, and we may hope that 

 under new conditions we shall be equally fortunate. 



HENRY STOLTERFOTH, M.A., M.D., 

 Scientific Secretary. 



CURATOR'S REPORT FOR 1885-86. 



There has been received, on behalf of the Museum, a 

 group of Gwyniads from Bala Lake, in an elegant glass case, 

 the gift of SiK Watkin Willi.\ms Wyxx, Bart. 



Dr. Hicks, F.G.S., and J. B. Luxmoore, Esq., of St. Asaph, 

 have be.stowed much time on a scientific exploration of the 

 Tremeirchion Bone Caves, and have generouslj' given to our 

 Museum a share of the valuable results, for which the Society 

 returns hearty thanks. 



We are also indebted to the following Gentlemen for 

 donations of Fish, Birds, or Insects — Mr. A. 0. Walker, 

 Mr. Arthur Potts, Mr. F. A. Walker, Mr. E. J. Baillie, 

 Dr. W. H Dobir, Mr. Henry Thomas, Mr. Shrubsole ; and 

 for Marine objects to Dh. Henry Thomas. 



GEORGE W. SHRUBSOLE. 



Chester, April 29, 1886. 



