history of Injurious Insects will leave a permanent mark in 

 Entomological Science, enabling him to give useful information 

 and suggestions of great value to the Agriculturist. Already, 

 Gardeners and Farmers are waking up to the fact that when 

 their crops sustain injury it is well to seek the cause and the 

 means of prevention, and for work in this direction alone 

 Mr. Newstead has proved himself pre-eminently worthy of the 

 Medal. 



For the first time there have been no collections sent in 

 for the Kingsley Prize. This is much to be regretted, and it is 

 to be hoped that in future this great aid towards keeping up our 

 local collections will not be neglected. 



During the past winter the following General Meetings 

 have been held : — 



1891. 

 Oct. 28— "The Climate of the North Coast of North Wales," by A. O. 



Walker, Esq., President of the Society. 

 Nov. 26 — " On Mimicry in the Lepidoptera," by CoL. CHARLES Swinhoe, 

 F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c., of Oxford. 

 1892. 

 Jan. 28 — "To Ober Ammergau and Back in 1890," by W. Lamond Howie, 



Esq., F.C.S. 

 Feb. 25 — " Mexico," by Charles Lancaster, Esq. 

 Mar. 31 — "Egypt," by the Rev. H. B. Blogg, M.A. 

 Apr. 28 — Annual Meeting. 



On the whole, the Lectures have been better attended than 

 usual, though there have been some few exceptions, accounted 

 for by the deterrent effects of bad weather. We must also take 

 into account the Courses now carried on at our Museum under 

 the Oxford Extension Scheme. In early days our Society was the 

 only body which provided this form of mental culture, and the 

 way in which first-class Lectures on various subjects have been 

 appreciated during the last year may well stimulate us to greater 

 efforts in our own especial line of work. Our Society ought 

 now to look for strength to its Sectional Meetings. Good 

 Papers, followed by discussion, would tend to bring out the 

 knowledge and experience of our Members, and we might then 



