REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, 1908. 



T N presenting the Thirty-seventh Annual Report, the 

 Council has pleasure in stating that the affairs of the 

 South London Entomological and Natural History Society 

 still continue in a satisfactory condition. 



During the year eight new Members have been elected, 

 while eight names have been taken from the list. Of these 

 five have been removed by death, and there have been three 

 resignations. The Membership thus stands as follows : 

 2 Honorary, 5 Life, 31 Country, and 130 Ordinary Members, 

 making a total of 168. 



As will be evident from the Treasurer's Report and 

 Balance Sheet, our finances continue in the satisfactory 

 position that has marked them throughout the long term of 

 Mr. T. W. Hall's judicious management. 



The Meetings have been well attended, and Mr. Dennis, 

 the Recorder, reports that there has been an average attend- 

 ance of thirty-two Members at the twenty-three meetings 

 held. At the Special Exhibition Meeting in November last 

 seventy-nine Members and friends attended- As in previous 

 years, the Society is much indebted to Mr. F. Noad Clark 

 for his skilful working of the lantern, which has been in 

 use on various occasions. 



Mr. West, the Hon. Curator, reports as follows: " With 

 regard to the Collections, I have been fortunate in the 

 number of contributions received for the Cabinets. The 

 Macro-Lepidoptera is now fairly represented, but a few 

 species are still required to make the series complete. A 

 list will shortly appear on the notice-board showing our 

 present requirements. As many of them are very rare, it 



