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Magnificent mounted specimens of the Black Swan and Peacock 
from Miss Octavia Thornewill. A Sparrow Hawk from Ald. F. 
Thompson. A framed Etching of Kit’s Coty from Mr. F. W. Andrews. 
Photos illustrating the Life History of an Alga from Mr. Bettany. 
The Society is under a double debt of gratitude this year to 
Mr. Cuddeford; who besides his untiring work for the Library has 
carried through the summer excursions to a most successful issue, 
the first one of which will always be memorable owing to the 
exceedingly generous hospitality of Sir Oswald Mosley and Mr. 
Robert Thornewill. 
May 1—Rolleston (as guests of Sir Oswald ere Bart.) Leader Ald. Thompson. 
,, 22—Ashby and Coleorton Mr. Cuddeford. 
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June 12—Hartington and Beresford Dale ... se shee ane G. H. Storer. 
July 10—Charnwood Forest and Bardon Hill _... be G. 8. Hollister. 
»  24£-- Hartshorne Valley and Repton ... F . 5, das O. Sullivan. 
Average eeddaree 35. 
The Report and Balance Sheet were then approved on the 
proposition of Mr. Watson Rowland, seconded by Mr. Port. 
The recommendations of the Committee as to the alterations in 
Rules 3 and 6, were agreed to. 
The Officers, Committee, 17 new Members and 7 Associates were 
then elected. 
A hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Storer, the retiring President, 
was moved by Mr. F. E. Lott, who speaking of him as the leading 
Naturalist of the town, paid him a warm tribute for the interest and 
labour he had bestowed on the Society, whose interests he had at heart 
toa greater degree than any other member. This was cordially 
seconded by Mr. Moxon. 
Mr. Storer then suitably replied. 
At the close of the business meeting Rev. T. Foster Edwards gave 
his paper on ‘‘ The Works of British Artists,” having at short notice 
taken the place of the new President (Mr. F. Thompson), who had 
been unable through illness to deliver his Presidential Address. 
A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Edwards for his 
interesting paper on the motion of Mr. Storer, seconded by Mr. Lott, 
