rendezvous for the three following days, and the opportunity 

 was taken advantage of by several, while a large number 

 who were not so fortunately situated joined them on the 

 Monday. On the whole, the support given by Members to 

 this new departure may be regarded as satisfactory, and 

 should prove a stimulus to further attempts in the same 

 direction. 



The Cryptogamic Meeting held on October i6th was so 

 arranged as to fall on the day preceding the Society's 

 Exhibition. The locality visited was Oxshott, and a large 

 collection of Fungi, numbering some forty species, many of 

 them rare and otherwise interesting, was made, and when 

 arranged covered a large table at the Exhibition, and 

 formed an exhibit of considerable interest, and the basis of an 

 instructive lecture delivered by Dr. M. C. Cooke. 



The Council desires to thank those gentlemen who 

 undertook the management of the above Field Meetings, and 

 is gratified to know that their efforts were appreciated by a 

 large number of members. 



The Exhibition was held in the St. Martin's Town Hall 

 on Thursday, October 17th, and was well attended, the 

 improved accommodation afforded by these new premises 

 being much appreciated by exhibitors and visitors alike. 

 The numbers and variety of the exhibits was well up to the 

 ar^erage, and attracted considerable attention. Lectures 

 were given by Mr. F. Enoch on " Insect Architects," 

 and by Dr. M. C. Cooke on " Fungi," as before referred 

 to, and drew large audiences. 



The Annual Dinner was held at the Bridge House Hotel 

 on February 26th. 



The Librarian reports that one book, " Forbes' Starfish," 

 has disappeared from the Library without his knowledge ; if 

 any Member has inadvertently omitted to return that or 

 either of the books previously lost, viz. Douglas' " World of 

 Insects " and Cameron's " Phytophagous Hymenoptera," 

 Vol. III., the Librarian will be pleased to hear from him. 

 The following additions have been made to the Library 



