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HON. SCIENTIFIC SECRETARY’S REPORT. 
THE Society has, during the past year, shown its usual 
vitality both in its Excursions and Evening Meetings; the 
latter have been better attended than I ever remember them to 
have been. The Lectures have been mainly supplied by our 
own Members ; one of the most remarkable was that given by 
the Rev. A. H. Fish on the scientific work of Galileo—the 
pioneer of modern scientific enquiry. There has been good 
competition for the Kingsley Memorial Prizes, showing that 
they do hold out an inducement to make collections and 
careful records of the objects immediately surrounding the 
observer. 
The Society is taking in hand the publication of Mr. Day’s 
work on the Zegszdoptfera of the District. This is now a 
necessity, in consequence of the many additions that have 
been made since previous lists were published, to the number 
of genera and sfeczes found in our locality; we have to 
thank the electric light in our Chester streets for this. The 
lamps attract vast numbers of visitors from the country in the — 
shape of winged insects, so that our Members, without going 
abroad, are furnished with a large field for observation. 
Thanks to the Management Committee of the Museum our 
Curator has a much improved workshop; the old workshop 
had to be removed to make room for the widening of the street. 
Through the kindness of the Wilderspool Co., who gave us a 
small piece of their land which adjoined, and the contributions 
of many friends, we now have greatly improved work-rooms ; 
and we all know what good use our Curator makes of any 
facilities that are placed in his way. 
Since our last Annual Meeting the RAy SOCIETY has 
brought out Mr. Newstead’s Monograph on the Coccide, 
which has met with the universal approval of all Naturalists 
and is a work to which all practical cultivators of the soil will 
turn for information and help. 
Gladdened by the thought of returning peace, and hoping 
that our gracious King and Queen may have a bright and 
happy Coronation, our Members ought to be encouraged to do 
more than they have ever done in past years. 
HENRY STOLTERFOTH, 
Screntijic Secretary. 
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