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Summary of Proceedings and Excursions for the year roor-2. By 
the Honorary Secretary. 
Mr. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN,— F 
The Field Club commenced its proceedings this year 
by meeting at the Royal Literary and Scientific Institution on 
February 18th, and re-elected Mr. H. D. Skrine as its President. 
Mr. T. Frederic Inman and the Rev. C. W. Shickle were elected 
Vice-Presidents, and the other officials were re-elected to their 
several posts. The Treasurer, Surgeon-Major Mantell, produced 
his balance sheet of the Club’s accounts, which showed that the 
funds of the Club were very prosperous, the balance in favour of 
the Club now standing at £88 6s. 4d., besides £4 5s. 1d. interest 
accrued on the money deposited in the National Provincial Bank 
of England. The thanks of the Members were tendered to Dr. 
Mantell for his past services as Treasurer, with the expressed 
hopes that he may long have such a pleasant account to produce 
of the Club’s assets. The Field Club had the misfortune to lose 
its President this year by the decease, on September 25th, 1go1, 
of Mr. H. D. Skrine, of Claverton Manor. Many Members 
attended his funeral out of respect for his character and valuable 
services he had long rendered to the Club. He joined the Field 
Club as long ago as 1865, and died at the good old age of 86. 
He had been in failing health for many years, and for some 
months past had been unable to actively participate in the 
deliberations of the many bodies with which he was associated. 
One of the last, if not the last, meetings which he attended in 
Bath was the annual gathering of the subscribers to the Bath Eye 
Infirmary, of which he was always a generous supporter ; we recall 
that he spoke of the pleasure with which he attended, and told 
the committee that if ever they badly needed funds they knew 
where they might apply. Mr. Skrine’s most important public 
office was that of County Councillor for the Weston Division, but 
