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Your Council for the year 1905 had decided that it would 

 be advantageous to the Society to hold a large General 

 Exhibition of Natural History, and your Council of 1906 

 carried this intention into effect. On Saturday, March 10th, 

 the whole of the Society's suite of rooms in Hibernia 

 Chambers was filled with exhibits of a most varied and 

 attractive nature by some fifty exhibitors ; and a large 

 number of Members, friends, and visitors attended. For the 

 success of the meeting your Council desire to tender their 

 most hearty thanks to all those Members and friends who so 

 kindly brought exhibits, helped in the arrangement of the 

 rooms, acted as stewards, and in other ways materially 

 assisted. Particularly are your thanks due to Mrs. R. Adkin, 

 who so ably carried out the arrangements for tea, and to 

 Mr. F. Noad Clark, who ungrudgingly remained at the 

 lantern the whole evening, exhibiting slides for the Members 

 who kindly gave lecturettes on Natural History subjects. 



In November the usual Special Exhibition of Varieties 

 took place, and, although the number of exhibitors was 

 not so great as on several previous occasions, some very fine 

 exhibits were brought, and the attendance of Members and 

 friends was exceptionally good. 



There have been fewer Papers this year than usual. The 

 contributors were : Mr. Kaye, one ; Messrs. Croker and 

 Turner, one; Mr. Adkin, one; Mr. Lucas, one ; Mr. Bel- 

 lamy, one ; Mr. W. West (Ashtead), one ; and Mr. Turner, 

 one. 



Mr. East, J. P., introduced by Mr. Lucas, gave the Society 

 a very fine Lantern Demonstration. Two Special Discus- 

 sions took place, initiated by Messrs. R. xYDKiN and E. Step 

 respectively. The lantern was at the disposal of the Members 

 for the exhibition of slides on three occasions, and was also 

 used to illustrate two of the papers read. 



Six Reports of Field Meetings were communicated to the 

 Society. The following is a list of the Field Meetings held : 



May 26th. — Wisley, Mr. Lucas, leader. 



June 16th. — Ranmore Common, Mr. Step, leader. 



June 30th. — Leith Hill, Messrs. Step and Turner, 

 leaders. 



