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well to devote an occasional evening to the exhibition of 

 lantern slides prepared by the Members. This was acted on, 

 and the lantern was placed at the disposal of Members on 

 three evenings during the year. The Council is pleased to 

 report that a ready response was made by the Members, and 

 a large number of admirable slides of biological subjects were 

 exhibited on each occasion. At all those meetings, and on 

 other evenings also, when the lantern has been in use, Mr. 

 F. NoAD. Clark carried out the necessary arrangements, 

 and the Council desires to thank him most heartily for his 

 valuable assistance. 



The Annual Special Exhibition of Varieties was held as 

 usual in November, and was again a very successful gathering, 

 in spite of the particularly unpleasant weather which pre- 

 vailed. The objects were more numerous than in 1903, and 

 in scientific interest were second to none of those exhibited 

 on previous occasions. 



The average attendance at the Ordinary Meetings has 

 been about thirty. In accordance with Bye-law XVI the 

 Council appointed Mr. R. Ashby as Recorder of Attendances, 

 an arrangement which has acted very well. 



Six papers, two addresses, and six reports of Field Meet- 

 ings have been contributed to the Society, and of these the 

 following Members were the authors : Mr. E. Step, four ; 

 Messrs. Lucas and Manger, two each ; Messrs. R. Adkin, 

 Rowland-Brown, Burr, A. Sich, J. W. Tutt and Rev. F. 

 H. Wood, one each. The Council desires to thank these 

 gentlemen for their kindness in thus coming forward to aid 

 the Society in its work. 



In reply to a communication from the South-Eastern 

 Union of Scientific Societies on the protection of rare and 

 local plants, your Vice-President, Mr. E. Step, wrote a few 

 remarks which were adopted by the Council and in due 

 course forwarded to the Secretary of the Union. 



Seven Field Meetings were held during the year, but there 

 was somewhat of a falling off in the attendance. The follow- 

 ing is a list of the places visited : 



Ashtead, on May 14th ; conducted by Mr. Step. 



BooKHAM, on June 4th ; conducted by Mr. Step. 



