ANNUAL REPORT. 



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In presenting their Twentj^-fiftli Annual Report, the 

 President and Committee are glad to be in a position to 

 say that during the past year the Society's work has been 

 satisfactorily carried on, whilst the number of our ordinary 

 Members remains about the same. 



"We shall miss from the list of our Honorary Members 

 the distinguished name of the late Professor Huxley, 

 for although he was never present at our Meetings, he 

 always took a deep interest in the welfare of the Society ; 

 eveiy true lover of science will regret the death of so gifted 

 a votary, and whose reputation was world-wide. We have 

 also to record the death of another distinguished Honorary 

 Member in The Right Hon. L,ord de Tabley, a most 

 able botanist, who did much good work in connection 

 with science in his own County of Cheshire; he had 

 frequent intercourse with many of our working members. 

 The names of both these gentlemen appear in the first 

 list of Honorary Members published in 1871. 



From among our own number we record with deep 

 regret the loss of our esteemed Treasurer, Mr. John Mills. 

 He was known to all our members for his uniform kindness 

 and courtesy, and he will be long remembered amongst 

 us, as one whose admirable business capacity made him a 

 valued officer of the Society. His advice and opinion 

 was always a great help to your Committee, whom he 

 faithfully served for nearly twenty-one years. 



The financial position of the Society will be placed 

 before you, and a Treasurer will have to be appointed. 



A new Catalogue of the Books of the Society has been 

 prepared by the Assistant-Librarian, and this cannot fail 

 to be of great servnce to the Members. It is also under 



