SECOND WINTER MEETING. XXXI. 



SECOND WINTER MEETING. 

 Tuesday, February 19^, 1918. 



The second winter meeting was held in the Reading Room 

 of the Dorset County Museum at Dorchester on Tuesday, 

 February 19th. The proceedings commenced at 12.45. The 

 chair was occupied by the President (Mr. Nelson M. Richard- 

 son), who was supported by five Vice-Presidents, the Rev. 

 Herbert Pentin, Captain John E. Acland, Captain G. R. 

 Elwes, Mr. Alfred Pope, and Mr. Henry Symonds. About 

 twenty-five members were present. 



Five candidates for membership were elected by ballot. 



NATURAL HISTORY AND RESEARCH. On the proposition 

 of the PRESIDENT, seconded by Mr. PRIDEAUX, it was resolved 

 to forward a memorial to the Committee of the Privy Council 

 for Scientific and Industrial Research, urging an extension 

 of their proceedings at the earliest possible opportunity to the 

 natural history sciences, and the addition to their assessors 

 of a representative of these sciences. 



Attention was called to the delay in the publication of "the 

 volume of the Club's Proceedings for the year 1917, which 

 should have been in the hands of the members some time dur- 

 ing the autumn. The HON. SECRETARY explained that the 

 regrettable delay was due in no way to the printers, but to the 

 author of the phenological report, a valuable feature, being 

 so busy with war work that it was difficult for him to find the 

 leisure needed to enable him to complete the report. 



Captain ACLAND observed that many members of the club 

 subscribed purely for the sake of the volume, which was 

 excellent, and well worth the 10s. a year which they paid for 

 membership. 



The PRESIDENT observed that Mr. Parkinson Curtis's 

 reports were admirable. He hoped that the manuscript 

 would soon be forthcoming, so that the volume might be com- 

 pleted and published. 



