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Geologists* AssotriATiox of London. Excursions. 

 June 5. — ■Kcxlhill. 



lo. — 'Rickinansworthand Harefield. W, WTiittaker, 



B.A.. F.R.S.. Pres. G.S. 

 17. — Excursion. Prof. C. Lapworth, LL.D., F.R.S.. 



and Prof. W. \V. Watts. M. A.. F.G.S. 

 z^. — Brighton. H. Edmunds. B.Sc. 

 Julv I.— *Med\vav Vallev. G. E. Dlblev. F.G.S.. and 



A. E.Salter.B.Sc. F.G.S. 

 15.— 'Guildford. 

 22. — Cycling: Excursion. 

 Aug. 3-9,— ^Derbyshire: Peak Forest — Headquarters at 

 Matlock Bath. One night at Castleton. H. 

 Arnold Benirose. M.A.. F.G.S.. Dr. Wheel- 

 ton Hind. F.G.S.. and J. Shipman, F.G.S. 

 Frederick Mecson, Chairman, Excursions Coinmittec, 



29, Thu riot Place. South A'cnsingian. S.H'. 



North London Natl"R.\l History Sociemi'. 

 June I. — -^"Some Old Microscopists and their Work." 



W. H. Barber. 

 „ 15. — ■*■" Evolution of Scenerv." R. W. Robbins- 



24.— »Chesham. L. B. Prout. F.E.S. 



Sclborne Societv— Crovdon and Norwood Branch. 



June 17. — 'Mersthain and Caterham. 



July 15. — 'Reigate Heath. 



Aug. 19. — *BeImoni. Woodmansterne. and Chipstead. 



Sep. 16. — *Mitcham Common to River Wandle. 



SoiTH Lo.NDON Entomological and Natural History 



Society-. 

 June 10.— 'Field Meeting at B\-fleet. 

 July 15.— *Field Meeting at \Visley. ria Effingham. 



Nj' J . Tunttr, Him. Report :>ec 



Hill Scientific and Field Natiralists' Clcb. 

 June 3.— •North Cave and Cliff, with Hull Geological 



Society. 

 10. — 'Yorkshire Naturalists* L'nion at Tadcaster. 

 14, — *"; Lecture. " The Ge<^logy- of the Brough neigh- 

 bourhood." T. Sheppard. 

 ., 24. — "Day Excursion to Spurn Point. 



28. — ft" Evidences in Man of Evolution," Dr.- J. 

 Hollingivonh. 

 July 8. — "Yorkshire Naturalists* Union at Driffield. 



12. — +** A Search for the Red Derr in the Holderness 



Peat Beds." .\. & B. Morfitt. 

 26. — +*' Advice to Young Microscopists." R. H. 

 Philip. 

 Nottingham Natl'ral Science Rambli.ng Ch.b. 

 June 3- — •Botanical Section. Bulwcll Forest. 



., 17. — •Geological Section. Gotham and East Leake. 



J. Shipman. F.G.S. 



TiNBRiDGE Wells Natiral History and Philosophical 



Soci et^-. 

 June 3.— 'Bodiam Castle. Dr. Earle. 



24. —•Heath field Natural Gas Springs. G. .Abbott. 

 Julv 15.— "Westerham and District. ^Ir. Trollopc. 

 .\ug. li.— 'Bidborough and Leigh (with Soulhborough 

 Field Club). Mr. Freer. 

 ' Sept. 2.— *'Pembur^ and the Borough Waterworks. 

 H. S.'Roberton. 

 30.— (?)*Fungus Foray. R. R. Hutchinson. 

 Hon. Sec, A'. R. Hutchiftson, zS, Princes Street, 



Solth-Eastkrn L'nion Scientific Societies. — .\.n.nial 



co.n'gress at rochester. 

 May 25.— t Presidential Address. 



26. — til a.m. to I p.m. General Meeting, papers on 

 "Plateau Implements" by B. Harrison: 

 *• Practical Hints on Formation oi Collection 

 of Colcoptera. ■" bv J. J. Walker. R.N., 

 F.E.S.; "'The Sun Eclipse of May. 28th. 

 1900." by G. F. Chambers. F. R..-\.S. 

 .. 26. — ^3105 p.m. "Botanical Bibliography of S.E. 



Counties." by Prof. G. S. Boulgcr; " Historv 

 of the ' Rochester Naturalist,'" by J. 

 Hepworth ; " DiscuitKion on Ideals of 

 Natural Historj SocicUca." opened by Paul 

 Malhcwu. M.A.' 

 „ j6. — tEvening. Annual Conversazione of Rochester 



Naturalists' Club. 

 27. — ffi-jo A.m. '* Wovi Xio Keep a Botanical 

 Record."' by Prof. Boulgcr: " Some Englinh 

 Vegetable GalN.* hy Edward Connold; 

 '* Science at end of i8th Centur>-," bv A. W. 

 BLickett, 

 3-.— Excurnion"! to variou* places at or near 

 RochesicT, 

 Local Stcretaryt/. I/epji'orth, Linden If oust, Rochester. 



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