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Lepidoptera, 5 with Coleoptera, 2 with Orthoptera, and 1 each 

 with Diptera, Siphonaptera, Trichoptera, Neuroptera and 

 Mallophaga. 



The volume is illustrated by 43 plates, of which 4 are in 

 colour, 26 half-tone, 10 line-block, 2 collotype and 1 lithograph. 

 The originals have in all cases been provided by the authors, 

 and substantial contributions toward the cost of the plates 

 in their papers have been made by Mr. Bethune-Baker, Dr. 

 Cockayne, Mr. Meyrick and Mr. Withycombe. 



The Proceedings will consist of about 100 j)ages and are 

 illustrated by 2 half-tone plates. 



The meetings have been very well attended, and numerous 

 exhibits of great interest have been made. At the last meeting 

 on December 6th no less than 15, all of a high standard, were 

 shown. 



The detailed work of the business of the Society has been 

 carried on by the Finance and House Committee, the Publica- 

 tion Committee and the Library Committee, and the thanks of 

 the Council are due to the Fellows serving on them for the 

 assistance they have rendered. It has recently been decided 

 that two members of each of these Committees shall retire 

 annually, and not be eligible for re-election for one year, with 

 the proviso that in the case of the Finance Committee, technical 

 members, such as the Society's Solicitor and Surveyor, shall 

 be immediately eligible for re-election. 



The Librarian reports that increasing use has been made 

 of the Library for reference, and that a greater number of 

 books and separata has been borrowed during the year. 

 Several hundred volumes including journals not hitherto in 

 the Library have been purchased, and there have been con- 

 siderable donations of separata from the late Mr. Eowland- 

 Brown, the late Mr. Hamilton Druce, Mr. H. Donisthorpe, 

 Dr. Imms, the Rev. F. D. Morice and others, besides the 

 normal current periodicals received by exchange and purchase. 

 An important purchase of valuable books from the Library 

 of the late Dr. Chapman was made during the year, and an 

 endeavour is being made to obtain complete sets of journals 

 in which the Library is deficient. 



The Bookcases generously joresented by the Misses Chajiman 



