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During the past summer there were seven field excursions, 



and the following places visited — 



1886. 



May 27th Gresford 



June 14th Eaton Hall (Grand Fete) 



July 1 5th Famdon and Holt 



July 2 1st Holmes Chapel 



August 17th Flint, Conway, and Carnarvon 



August 30th Colwyn Bay and LlandriUo 



September 4th Helsby 



On the whole the excursions were not well attended : on 

 two or three of the days the weather was deplorably wet, and the 

 fact that many of our leading Members could not give the time 

 and attention to the excursions which they had done in previous 

 years, was another drawback. This was owing to the extra 

 work entailed in the moving and arranging of our possessions in 

 the new building, and seeing to the Loan Exhibition which was 

 kept open in the Museum for some weeks with a view to 

 increasing the Funds of the Building Committee. 



The visit to Holmes Chapel, under the guidance of the 

 Rev. H. G. Barnacle, was full of interest, and the splendid 

 Conchological show in the School-room after tea, was a treat to 

 many of our Members. The day spent at Colwyn was also very 

 successful ; for, thanks to Mr. A. O. Walker, who acted as our 

 guide, we had the opportunity of seeing many curious shrubs in 

 his garden, as well as exploring a district rich in Natural 

 History objects. 



The Evening Rambles suffered from the same causes as 

 the excursions, and we must hope for better things in coming 

 years. 



For the first time since the formation of the Society, the 

 Annual Conversazione was not held in the Town Hall. The 

 reason for this was that we had a splendid Loan Collection in 

 our New Museum, and it was thought well to give our Members 

 an opportunity of spending an evening amongst treasures 

 that might not again be brought together. This robbed our 

 Conversazione of some of its usual characteristics. We had no 



