101 



at Eastbourne in May and June, 1907 ; and read a paper 

 entitled, " Further Notes on Tortrix pronubana, including its 

 Life-History in Britain " (p. 20). 



Reports of the various Field Meetings of the year were 

 then communicated and read. 



JANUARY 23rd, 1908. 



ANNUAL MEETING. 

 Mr. R. Adkin, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



The first part of this meeting was devoted to the reading 

 and adoption of the Treasurer's Balance Sheet, the presenta- 

 tion of the Council's Report, the reading of the President's 

 Annual Address, and the expression of thanks to the retiring 

 Officers and Council. 



The following is a list of the Officers and Council of the 

 Society appointed for the year : 



President. — A Sich, F.E.S. 



Vice-Presidents. — R. Adkin, F.E.S., W. J. Kaye, F.E.S. 



Treasurer. — T. W. Hall, F.E.S. 



Librarian. — A. W. Dods. 



Curator. — W. West (Greenwich). 



Hon. Corresponding Secretary. — Stanley Edwards, F.L.S. 



Hon. Report Secretary. — Hy. J. Turner, F.E.S. 



Council. — S. R. Ashby, F.E.S., T. A. Chapman, M.D., 

 F.Z.S., F.E.S., H. Main, B.Sc, F.E.S., A. L. Rayward,. 

 F.E.S., R. South, F.E.S., E. Step, F.L.S., A. E. Tonge, 

 F.E.S. 



Mr. Alfred Sich, in taking the chair, thanked the mem- 

 bers for having elected him to the position of President, and 

 briefly proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Adkin for his past 

 services and for his address, expressing the hope that he 

 would allow it to be printed. 



Mr. Step, in seconding the proposition, expressed his 

 gratification that the retiring President had given them that 

 sketch of the history and progress of the Society — a progress 

 towards which Mr. Adkin had throughout his long and 

 honourable membership so materially contributed. As one 

 of the 1872 men, listening to that history had awakened 

 many memories ; and he felt sure that more recent members 

 would turn to that portion of their " Proceedings " with 

 keen interest. To the accuracy of the retrospect he could 



