HON. SECRETARIES’ REPORT. 
Your .COMMITTEE have pleasure in presenting a 
satisfactory Report for the past Session. 
During the Summer months, Excursions and Field 
Meetings were held as follows :— 
1905. 
May 18th—Newton and Upton Nurseries. 
,, 25th—Evening Meeting at the Grosvenor Museum. 
June 7th—The “‘ Old Parsonage ’’ Gardens, Gresford. 
», 21st—Erddig Hall and Park, Wrexham. 
», 24th—Llangollen (Photographic Excursion). 
,, 28th—The Meadows and Heron Bridge, Chester (Entomological 
Ramble). 
July 5th—Brewer’s Hall and Saltney Clay-pits (Geological Ramble). 
,, 13th—Delamere Forest ; for the Comma Wood and Oakmere. 
»» 19th—Snowdon and Bettws-y-Coed (Annual Excursion). 
,, 26th—Upton Pits, Chester (Microscopical Ramble). 
Sep. 6th—Raby Mere (Fungus Foray and Botanical Excursion). 
13th—Engineering Works of the L. and N.-W. Railway Co., at Crewe). 
2zoth—Second Evening Meeting at Grosvenor Museum. 
The attendance of Members at these was a fair average 
in comparison with recent years, but it is evident that 
Members, generally, are now taking a greater interest in 
the Winter Lectures; the attendance at these being con- 
siderably above the average. In fact, the Lecture Theatre 
has, on several occasions, proved to be too small for the 
number of Members who presented themselves for admit- 
tance. 
A gratifying feature in connection with these Winter 
Meetings is that the Lecturers were drawn, chiefly, from 
our own list of Members. 
Your Committee further note with pleasure the 
increasing number of young Members who attend and 
interest themselves in the various subjects dealt with at 
