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July 3, 1889. 



The Eight Hon. Lord Walsingham, M.A., F.E.S., President, 

 in the chair. 



Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks voted 

 to the respective donors. 



Election of Fellows. 

 The Eev. W. A. Hamilton, of Calcutta, and Mr. H. W. 

 Vivian of Glenafon, Taiback, South Wales, were elected 

 Fellows of the Society. 



Exhibitions, dx. 



The Eev. Canon Fowler read the following letter from Mr. 

 E. T. Atkinson, Chairman of the Trustees of the Indian 

 Museum, Calcutta : — 



Indian Museum, Calcutta, 

 25th April, 1889. 



Sir, — As Chairman of the Trustees of the Indian Museum, 

 I write to ask for the assistance of your Society in the 

 following matter. 



To enable Entomology to be studied systematically in 

 India, where as yet but very little is known, it is essential 

 that the numerous practical working entomologists, of this 

 country, should have access to some large and scientifically 

 named and arranged collection of Indian insects. This want 

 the Indian Museum has set itself to supply. Large collections 

 of Indian Insects have been got together, and additions are 

 constantly being made with the view of rendering them truly 

 representative of the insect fauna of the country. 



In the early part of last year, at a meeting of your Society, 

 the help of European entomologists was invited for the 

 determination of the unnamed portion of these collections. 

 Since then various entomologists have consented to undertake 

 the determination of special groups, and are now engaged in 

 working them out. There remains, however, a considerable 

 number of groups which have not yet been undertaken, and 

 it is for help m the determination of these groups that I now 

 apply to your Society. 



The collections have already been arranged as far as is 

 possible in India, so that specimens belonging to each fairly 

 well-marked group can immediately be picked out to send to 



