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always have a charm ; and some sixteen of us were conducted 

 round them by Mr. H. Goodchild, a Fellow of the Society, keenly 

 interested in birds. The evening function was special, the Mayor's 

 Reception. Mr. Step could no doubt say something as to its 

 success, as he came expecting to see his fellow delegate, who was 

 ■conspicuous by his absence. The evening was, I understand, a 

 very pleasant one, but subsequently, I believe, there was consider- 

 able local friction as to the financial matters with regard to it. 



Friday, June 6th, brought another Council Meeting in the 

 morning and two papers, " A Plea for a National Folk-museum," 

 by Mr. W. R. Butterfield, and " The Geology of Hampstead," 

 by Prof. F. W. Rudler. This latter was of very great local 

 interest ; it was delivered most ably and illustrated at all points 

 with diagrams, lantern slides and specimens of local origin. The 

 afternoon's arrangements were visits either to the Temple Church 

 and the Inns of Court, under the inspired guidance of Dr. Martin, 

 LL.D., or to the Hampstead Garden Suburb. Youl' delegate visited 

 the precincts of the lawyers, and the enthusiasm in and deep 

 knowledge of the leader of aught that was old and historic in inner 

 London afforded a very pleasant afternoon to the large company 

 who were present. The meeting finished with tea in the famous 

 Clifford's Inn. The lecture in the evening was by Mr. E. W. 

 Maunder of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, on "The Early 

 Astronomy," illustrated, I understand, with an exceptionally fine 

 series of lantern slides. 



The final meeting of the Delegates took place on Saturday morn- 

 ing, when the remaining reports were read, and the rest of the 

 business concluded. It was decided that, subject to satisfactory 

 preliminary arrangements, Bournemouth should be the place for 

 the next Congress, in 1914. The morning papers were " Photo- 

 graphic Surveys and iheir Work," by Mr. L. S. Jast, and " The 

 Biological Conception of Individuality," by Prof. Arthur Dendy. I 

 conceived my own individuality, and did not remain to hear the 

 latter paper, nor did I join in either of the motor tours which had 

 been arranged for the afternoon. The one was to all the chief points 

 of interest in Epping Forest, and was, I understand, most successful 

 and well attended, in spite of the showers which came on at 

 intervals. The other tour had Harrow-on-the-Hill as its main 

 •objective. 



The almost total absence of Natural History in its stricter sense, 

 "the more or less previously well-known place of meeting, the not 

 ^veiy attractive programme, and the absence from the Congress 



