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Coleopterist is out collecting, how frequently he meets with 

 insects, other than those he is especially interested in, and which 

 might be highly valued by some friend or fellow worker, if he 

 would only devote a little trouble for their sake and pick up 

 " bugs," bees, or other insects which he knows them to care for. 

 In return, he would be almost sure to be helped in his pursuit ; 

 we all know " Fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind." Then 

 again, I should like to see revived those occasional afternoon out- 

 ings in which one could learn from each other, whilst rambling 

 amongst nature's beauties in search of our particular favourites, 

 more than whole volumes of musty book-lore can teach us, to 

 say nothing of the reminiscences of byegone days, and^the proba- 

 bility of making new acquaintances and forming friendships 

 which may last during life. The exhibition, which was sug- 

 gested by our late President, seems to have been entirely ignored, 

 for what reason I am at a loss to understand. It cannot be for 

 the want of material, for your Report shows how creditable and 

 varied have been the exhibits at our ordinary meetings. I 

 should have been glad to have seen Mr. Perkins' suggestion 

 acted up to. I think it would have given great encouragement 

 to our members, and proved not unlikely to have drawn in 

 new ones. I must not omit to mention the presentation to the 

 Society of a valuable collection of botanical specimens, I believe 

 mostly Scotch, by Mr. Carrington, and the very large addition 

 made to them by your sub-curator, Mr. Miles. 



It is now time that I brought these remarks to a close, or I 

 fear I may become wearisome. In conclusion, gentlemen, I will 

 end as I began, by offering you my thanks for your courtesy 

 and support during my term of office. I have much pleasure in 

 congratulating you on your choice of a President for the coming 

 year. He is a gentleman of extensive knowledge, particularly of 

 the Macro-Lepidoptera, in which few can excel him ; with his 



