were of especial interest to those Geologists who were about to 

 visit Wales for the first time, and your Committee beg to tender 

 to Mr. Ruddy and Mr. Williams their best thanks. 



At the General Meetings that have been held during the 

 past winter, the following Papers have been read— 



1888 



Oct. 25— "Egypt," by T. Eyton-Jones, Esq., M.D., Wrexham. 



Nov. 22— " Microscopic Organisms of our Streams and Ponds," by 



Mr. H. M. Underhill (Hon. Secretaiy of the Oxlord 



Natural History Society.) 



Jan. 3^—" An Evening with Micro-photographs," by Dr. Stolterfoth, M.A. 



Feb. 28— "Vegetable Parasites," by Mr. J. D. Siddall. 



Mar. 28— "Thelmprovementof Tidal Estuaries," byj. J. Webster, Esq., C.E. 



April 25— Annual Meeting. 



The General Meetings have been good and fairly well 

 attended. 



The Sectional Meetings have met for the discussion of 

 the following subjects — 



1888. Applied Science. 



Nov. 8— "Electric Lighting," by Mr. F.C.Phillips, M.S.T.E,A.M.I.C.E. 



1889. 

 Feb. 21-" The Steam Engine; its Past and its Future," by the Secretary. 



1888. Botanical Section. 



Nov. 15— "Notes on the ' Protista '—the Borderland between Plants and 

 Animals," by the Chairman. 

 1889. 

 Tan. 10—" The Structure and Life History of Mignonette {Reseda odorata,") 



by Mrs. Broadbent. 

 Mar. 7—" Illustrated Notes on Plant Life," by Mr. H. Thomas, 

 Llandudno. 



1888. Geological Section. 



Nov. 29— "Charles Kingsley's love of Nature, and its influence on his 

 life," by the Chairman. 



1889. . 

 Tan 24— "The Causes of Volcanoes and Earthquakes, and their Geological 



effects on the Earth's surface," by the Secretary. 

 Mar 21— "The Volcanoes of South Italy, with a note on the latest theory 

 of Volcanic action," by Mr. Osmund Jeffs (President of 

 the Liverpool Geological Association.) 

 1888. Natural Philosophy Section. 



Dec. 13—" Some Peculiarities of Vision," by the Chairman. 



1889. 

 Feb. 7— "Common Salt: its nature and its uses." (Illustrated with 



experiments), hy the S-E.c-s.-e.TA.-s.\. 

 Apr 4—" A few Mathematical ideas for non-Mathematical hearers," by 

 ' Mr. F. F. Brown, M.A. (late Scholar of Gonville and Cams 



College, Cambridge.) 



