TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT 



OF THE 



BIRMINGHAM 



NATURAL HISTORY AND MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY, 



READ AT THE 



ANNUAL MEETING, HELD FEBRUARY (5th, 188B. 



The Committee have pleasure in reporting that the work of 

 the Society has proceeded with regularity during the year 1882. 

 The number of papers read has been somewhat smaller than 

 in the previous year, but in interest and value they have 

 certainly been equal to those which have been presented to the 

 Society at any period of its history. The attendance has been 

 somewhat below the average, a fact which may be perhaps 

 attributed to certain circumstances in connection with the 

 arrangements for the accommodation of the members at the 

 Mason College, to whicli the attention of the Committee is 

 being at present directed. 



The Friday evening meetings ceased to be held after the 

 first six mouths, as the attendance was not sufficient to justify 

 their further continuance, and there was besides the fear that 

 they helped still further to decrease the numbers of those who 

 attended the Tuesday meetings. 



