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In 1893 additional oak-cases for books were fitted up in 

 the library at No. 3, Hanover Square, and the electric light 

 was substituted for gas throughout the house. Three years 

 later the chief clerk, Mr. W. J. Williams, who entered the 

 Society's service when Dr. Sclater was elected Secretary, retired 

 on a pension, and Mr. W. H. Cole was promoted to the position. 

 To Mr. G. A. Doubleday, who till then had assisted Mr. Water- 

 house in the library, was assigned the business connected with 

 the Scientific Meetings and publications, and in all that related 

 to them the change was a great improvement. It was, however, 

 attended with a serious disadvantage ; it deprived Mr. Water- 

 house of an efficient helper, and was consequently regretted 

 by many of the naturalists who used the library, and were 

 indebted to the Librarian and his former assistant for valuable 

 help on the bibliographical side of their scientific work. The 

 Society for the Protection of Birds became tenants in 1898. 



Several grants in aid of scientific objects were made during 

 the decade. In 1891, when Mr. Beddard resigned the editorship 

 of the "Zoological Record," Dr. David Sharp was appointed, 

 and the income from the Davis Bequest was assigned him as 

 remuneration-— none too large — for the work. In 1898 a sum 

 of £100 was granted in aid of the funds of the Fourth Inter- 

 national Congress of Zoology, which met at Cambridge in 

 the August of that year, and a similar sum to the committee 

 engaged in preparing an " Index Generum et Specierum 

 Animalium," properly described as "a most important under- 

 taking for the future progress of zoology." The same amount 

 was voted in 1899 and 1900 towards the expenses of the 

 " Index," which was prepared by Mr. C. Davies Sherborn. In 

 the last year of the decade the Society also contributed £200 

 in aid of the National Antarctic Expedition, and £50 towards 

 the cost of J. S. Budge tt's expedition to the Gambia. 



Several series of lectures were delivered by Mr. Beddard at 

 the Gardens. In 1900 four lectures were given in the meeting- 

 room. No. 3, Hanover Square, after the business meetings in 

 April, May, June, and July, in the following order: Dr. A. Smith 

 Woodward, on the Animals of Australia ; Mr. G. A. Boulenger, on 

 the Freshwater Fishes of Africa; Professor E. Ray Lankester, 

 on the Gigantic Sloths of Patagonia; and Mr. Beddard, on 



