After some further remarks by the Chairman, who congratulated the 

 Club on the satisfactory way in which the members of the two branches 

 worked together, the increasing numbers on their list, and the success of 

 their outdoor meetings, the Hon. Secretary explained that the President 

 had fully intended to write an address, according to the announcement 

 on the programme of the meeting, but was prevented by the causes 

 mentioned by Sir Talbot Baker. 



THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT was then made by the Hon. Treasurer, 

 Rev. O. P. Cambridge, who said that this differed very little practically 

 from that made twelve months ago. They began the financial year now 

 just ended with a balance in hand of 18s. 8d., and they had completed it 

 with a balance of 12s. Sd. The general statement of last year showed a 

 balance in favour of the Club of 154 4s. Id. ; the balance this year was 

 174 14s. Sd. Since December, 1894, they had elected 33 new members 

 and had lost seven by death and 25 by resignation total 32. The total 

 number of members at present on the list was 324. 



The accounts were handed round for inspection and passed. 



REPORT ON THE ADDITIONS TO THE MUSEUM DURING THE PAST 

 YEAR. The following Report was read by the Curator, Mr. II. J. 

 Moule : 



" It is monotonous to croak year after year, as the key-note of the 

 Report to the Field Club, of the late additions to the collections in the 

 Dorset Museum. Let, then, these notes of what has come in since 

 April 30th, 1895, express only this much. It cannot but be a grief to 

 all interested in the Museum and its usefulness as a means of instruction 

 in natural and archaeological science, that so many locally-found 

 specimens remain in private hands. First among our acquisitions we 

 name some gifts connected with Natural History of the present day. 

 Several birds have been given by the President and Mr. E. R. Bankes. 

 Among them are a wryneck, a tree-pipit, and a water-rail. A good 

 wren's nest was given by Mr. Meader. Next may be recorded a fine 

 slough, or cast skin, of a snake 4ft. long, presented by the Treasurer. 

 From a very young donor, Mr. A. G. E. C. Monck Mason, we have 

 acquired a specimen of the smooth snake, Coronella lewis. This snake, 

 it will be remembered, has only of late years been recognised by 

 naturalists as a distinct species. By Mr. Cunnington has been given 

 an octopus from Weymouth, and by Mr. "\V. Tilley a whale's vertebra 

 found in Mountain Ash-road, Dorchester. We have received from the 

 Treasurer, the Secretary, Mr. Forsyth, and Mr. Bright a considerable 

 number of butterflies and moths, mostly Dorset. Under the other great 

 branch of Natural History, that relating to remote times, some valuable 



