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The Council feels that very great thanks are due to those 

 gentlemen who not only came forward to read Papers, but 

 took every possible means of illustrating their remarks and 

 interesting the general body of Members. 



Although the exhibits made during the twelve months have 

 not been so numerous as in many previous years, they have 

 been quite up to the average in point of interest. Some 

 admirable exhibits of European lepidoptera have been made, 

 and an Exhibition of Varieties, held on November gth, was 

 a most successful, attractive, and well-attended meeting. 



The attendance of Members at the Ordinary Meetings has 

 been about the same as in the last few years. The average 

 number signing the Attendance-book at the Meetings was 

 twenty-four. The actual attendance was, however, in excess 

 of that figure. 



Four Field Meetings were held during the summer months, 

 viz. : 



Chatham, on May 27th, conducted by Mr. J. J. Walker, 

 R.N., F.E.S. 



Byfleet, on June 10th, conducted by Mr. W. J. Lucas, 

 B.A., F.E.S. 



Chalfont Road, on July 1st, conducted by Mr. R. Adkin, 

 F.E.S. 



Wisley, on July 15th, conducted by Mr. W. J. Ash- 

 down. 



The Collections remain under the skilful management of 

 our Hon. Curator, Mr. West, who reports: 



The donations to the Society's cabinets are — 



A store-box of micro-lepidoptera, from Mr. Drury, 

 F.E.S. 



A box of various species of lepidoptera, from the Presi- 

 dent (Mr. A. Harrison, F.L.S.). 



A pair of Dianthcecia lutcago, var. ficklini, from Major 



FlCKLIN. 



Various dragon-flies, from Messrs. Lucas, Ashdown, and 

 Turner. 



A specimen of Somatochlora metallica, from Mr. C. A. 

 Briggs ; and numerous species of hemiptera, from the 

 Hon. Curator. 



