presented to the Society by Mrs. Freeman. This Collection, 

 the only one of its kind available for reference in London, 

 will be, no doubt, of great use to the largely increasing 

 number of students of Continental Rhopalocera ; and the 

 best thanks of the Society are due to Mrs. Freeman for her 

 handsome gift. 



Messrs. Tonge, E. Green, A. Harrison, R. Adkin, R. 

 AsHBY, and W. West have given series and specimens of 

 British Lepidoptera and Coleoptera for the Reference Col- 

 lections. The Coleoptera are being cleaned, re-mounted, and 

 re-arranged, and possibly by Easter the greater portion will 

 be again available for reference. 



The Council wishes to thank Mr. West for his untiring 

 devotion to the Curatorship, and also to thank Mr. R. Ashby 

 for his kind help with the work- 



The usual " Abstract of Proceedings " was published in 

 May, and consisted of a volume of no pages with four 

 plates. 



There have been six Field Meetings held during the year, 

 as under : 



May 15th. — HoLMWOOD, conducted by Mr. Kaye. 

 June igth. — Mickleham, conducted by Mr. Step. 

 July loth. — CooMBE Wood, conducted by Mr. Richards. 

 July 24th. — Reigate, conducted by Mr. SiCH. 

 September 4th. — Westerham, conducted by Mr. Turner. 

 October gth.— Oxshott (Fimgus Foray), conducted by 

 Mr. Step. 



At three of these the attendance was small, owing, no 

 doubt, to the inclement weather. In addition, a visit was 

 paid to the Tring Museum, by kind permission of the Hon. 

 Walter Rothschild, M.P., on Saturday, March 27th, when 

 thirty-four members availed themselves of the opportunity 

 for seeing his grand and unique collection of Lepidoptera. 

 The arrangements were kindly undertaken by Mr. A. L. 

 Rayward. To all the above-named gentlemen the thanks of 

 the Society are due for the trouble they took in making the 

 necessary arrangements respecting trains and tea. 



Mr. Dods, the Hon. Librarian, reports that although the 

 number of books borrowed was about the same as last year. 



