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what suddenly, after but a few days' illness. The late Major 

 was one of our oldest members, having joined the Society 

 in 1872, and was President in 1880. He was essentially a 

 practical entomologist, and, in the earlier days of his mem- 

 bership, had taken a prominent share in the work of the 

 Society. It will be remembered that a form of Dianthecia 

 luteago (var. Ficklini) bears his name, he having taken it 

 during his painting rambles in Cornwall — for the Major was 

 an artist of no mean attainments. In addition to his many 

 occupations he was an expert angler, and as a raconteur had 

 few equals. His genial presence and good fellowship at our 

 held meetings will be sadly missed. 



Mr. Mark Winkley died suddenly on June 25th at his 

 residence, after only a few hours' illness. He joined the 

 Society in 1888, and was an all-round naturalist. He was 

 largely instrumental in forming the Streathani Entomologi- 

 cal Club, and it was to him that I owed my introduction to 

 our own Society. He was a staunch advocate for the more 

 general exhibition at our meetings of natural history speci- 

 mens other than the Lepidoptera, although the latter claimed 

 most of his attention. Like the late Major Ficklin, Mr. 

 Winkley was a gentleman of great affability and genial good- 

 humour. He leaves a widow and son to mourn his loss. 



Before I proceed to review the work of the Society for the 

 past year, I think it necessary to refer to the annually re- 

 curring and difficult question of the cost of publication of 

 the Society's " Proceedings." Perhaps I cannot do better 

 than follow the example of my predecessors in office, and be- 

 queath the solution of this problem to my successors, in the 

 hope that the remarks and suggestions which follow may 

 bear fruit. As a suggestion submitted with all deference to 

 the views of our clear-sighted and worthy Treasurer, I may 

 be allowed to express the opinion that at least a partial solu- 

 tion of the difficulty might be found in an increased annual 

 subscription to, say, los. 6d. This course, I have good 

 reason to think, would meet with the approval of many of 

 the older members. The abolition of the country member's 

 minimum subscription is another phase of the question which 

 might be considered, although such a drastic change as the 

 latter would require very careful deliberation. The advan- 

 tages of membership of a Society such as ours are obvious, 

 and are certainly cheaply purchased at the present rate of 

 subscription, to say nothing of the increasing value and in- 

 terest of the " Proceedings " themselves. Non-publication 

 of these would, I feel sure, be a source of weakness and a 



