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Eynsford, on June 25th; conducted by Mr. R. Adkin. 



MiCKLEHAM, on July 9th ; conducted by Mr. Step. 



Byfleet, on July 23rd ; conducted by Mr. Lucas. 



Epping Forest, on September loth ; conducted by Messrs. 

 Harrison and Main. 



OxsHOTT, on October ist ; conducted by Messrs. Lucas 

 and Step. 



The Council wishes to thank these gentlemen for the 

 trouble they took in making all the necessary arrangements, 

 and to intimate its regret that so few members were able to 

 attend these most pleasurable gatherings. 



It having been found somewhat difficult to prevail upon 

 members to take the office of President, your Council 

 thought it advisable to alter Bye-law IV, Section 3, so that 

 it would not be absolutely necessary to elect a new President 

 every year. This matter was submitted to a Special Meeting 

 held on November loth, when it was decided by an over- 

 whelming majority that the word "two" should be substi- 

 tuted for the word " one," so that the rule now reads : No 

 Member shall hold the ojficc of President for more than two years 

 consecutively. 



The Society's Collections still remain under the able care 

 of Mr. W. West (Greenwich), who reports that : 



" The donations to the Society's Collections during the 

 year have been very poor. Mr. Tonge, with a kind gift of 

 nearly fifty specimens, comprising thirty-five species of 

 British Lepidoptera, and Mr. R. Adkin, a further kind con- 

 tribution of about fifty specimens in the same Order, were 

 the only donors. I hope that during the year 1905 there 

 will be an improvement, as I have marked fresh lists of the 

 Lepidoptera. These can be had on application to either 

 Mr. AsHBY or. myself. During the year I have had much 

 assistance from Mr. Ashby in the supervision of the cabinets. 

 There are still a few of the commoner species which want 

 renewing, and which perhaps some of our younger members 

 will be able to assist in replacing. I am pleased to say that 

 at nearly every meeting Members consult the collections." 



Your Council early in the year considered the question of 

 the " Tugwell " Herbarium, and a small sub-committee was 



