ANNUAL MEETING. 87 
individuals. At the hands of the Honorary Secretary, the cata- 
logue of the library is in a forward state; but the Council, in 
spite of their efforts, are still unable to find suitable quarters for 
the purpose of properly accommodating the books and for the 
requirements of the members generally. 
Your Council have held ten ordinary and one special meeting. 
The resignation of Mr. W. A. Tully of his own seat on the 
Council, consequent on his intended visit to Europe, was, with 
regret, accepted on 31st January of the current year. 
On the 27th September, 1886, the Council received an invitation 
from the Hon. Sec., on behalf of a number of members, to form 
a Field Naturalist Section. This request was forthwith acceded to 
after the subject of the relation which sections should hold to the 
parent Society had been considered. 
A report relating to the work of this section since its institution 
will be found appended. 
Signed on behalf the Council, 
A. NORTON, 
bth Fuly, 1887. President. 
REPORT OF THE FIELD NATURALISTS’ SECTION. 
The Field Naturalists’ Section of the Society was formed, at the 
instance of Mr. H. Tryon, in October last, the first meeting, 
presided over by Dr. J. Bancroft, having been held on the 6th of 
that month. At this meeting Mr. Tryon delivered an inaugural 
address, explanatory of the object and work of the Section and 
the methods to be adopted for carrying them out. 
A roll of over thirty members was announced, though it was 
understood that many of these would be unable to participate in 
the proposed active work of the Section. 
A sectional committee, consisting—Mr. F. M. Bailey, as 
Chairman, Dr. J. Bancroft, and Messrs. L. J. Byrne, and J. H. 
Simmonds with Messrs. H. Tryon and G. Watkins as Joint 
Secretaries, were appointed. 
During the time which has since elapsed, three evening and 
nineteen field meetings have been held. 
