pure thought. So we rejoice that a want has been supphed, 

 which it is hoped will give strength to the Society, keeping 

 together all those who wish for the general diffusion of 

 knowledge. 



We regret that the Management Committee of the 

 Grosvenor Museum have not seen their way to enlarge the 

 building. The Natural History specimens are becoming sadly 

 crowded, but this we hope may be remedied in process of time. 



Our Curator, Mr. R. Newstead, will place before you a 

 Report of the Natural History Museum, with a list of those 

 who, by their donations, have increased our local collections. 



The Committee take this opportunity of thanking Mr. 

 Newstead for his great and untiring devotion to the production 

 of a good local collection of Natural History specimens. The 

 value of a Museum is more than doubled by having at its head a 

 Curator who knows, appreciates, and loves the objects by which 

 he is surrounded. Owing to Mr. Newstead's great willingness 

 to assist all those who are anxious to learn, many visit the 

 Natural History department not only to see, but to hear all that 

 the Curator has to impart with regard to the peculiarities and 

 life-history of the specimens, and they go away not only 

 interested but better prepared for future investigation on their 

 own account and further study. The more specimens we receive 

 accurately described and labelled the better for all those who 

 visit the Museum. 



The Library of the Society is in good order, and the loan 

 of books from the Free Library is of material assistance to the 

 Students. 



Our Honorary Treasurer, Mr. Mills, will read the Balance 

 Sheet for the past year. Although it may seem but a trifling 

 business to collect the small annual sums which make up our 

 income, I would wish to remind our Members that if they would 

 pay in their subscriptions early in the year they would materially 

 lighten Mr. Mills's labours. We feel we owe him a debt of 

 gratitude for having managed the finances so well for so many 

 years. 



