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from Chester, of the offices which he had held in connec- 
tion with the Society. They wish to record here their 
sense of the many services which he has rendered to the 
Society during the last twenty-five years. 
LEGACIES AND DONATIONS. 
The Society has received, under the Will of the late 
Mrs. Churton, who left a thousand pounds to the Grosvenor 
Museum, the sum of £250 as their share in the allocation of 
this legacy. It is proposed to invest this money, and to use 
the Interest in providing prizes similar to those of the 
Kingsley Memorial Fund. 
Dr. James Taylor, F.R.C.S., has given to the Society a 
valuable Astronomical Telescope, for which the Committee 
desire here to record their hearty thanks. This Instrument, 
and that left by Dr. Stolterfoth, are now in order, and may, 
under certain conditions and rules, be borrowed by Mem- 
bers of the Society. 
TRANSFER TO THE COUNCIL. 
The negotiations for the transfer of the Grosvenor 
Museum building to the City are now complete, and will be 
carried into effect at a very early date. 

The Membership of the Society is as follows :— 

Honorary Members He ays 22 
Corresponding ,, is oP 28 
Ordinary 5p ae S45 OOO 
Junior Me &. &. 78 
‘Total! ©: 3 2. DAES 

Your Committee have met 12 times during the past 
year for the transaction of business, and the attendance at 
these Meetings has been equal to the average of past years. 
A. “Hy FISH, BAq BoSc., 
Fon. Scientific Secretary. 
G. P. MILN, 
F. SIMPSON, 
GROSVENOR MUSEUM, 
MAy 13th, 1909. 
Hon. Gen. Secrelaries. 
