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The financial position of the Society has also improved, 

 as will be seen on reference to the Balance Sheet. 



The Library still continues to improve ; and attention 

 will have to be given to the provision of more accommodation 

 for the increasing number of books. The following donations 

 have been made this year ; — 



By T. R. Billups, " Life of a Scotch Naturalist." 



„ „ "The President's Address to the Entomo- 



logical Society of London. 



„ G. C. Champion, "Notes on Tropical Collecting." 



„ V. R. Perkins, "Monograph of the Stylops." 



„ R. South (Vice-President), " The Entomologist Synonymic 



List of British Lepidoptera." 



„ R. McLachlan, " Synopsis of British Trichoptera." 



„ W. Newman, " Entomologist" for 1884. 



„ „ "Zoologist" for 1884. 



,, W. West, (President) "British Coleoptera" (Spry 6° Shuckard). 



" The Report of the South London Microscopical and Natural 

 History Club," from the Society. 



The Society's typical collection of insects is in good 

 preservation, for which we have to thank the Curator, Mr. 

 West, who has given a great deal of time and attention 

 to it. 



Donations have been received this year from 



Mr. ADK1N, 39 species of Lepidoptera. 



Mr. South, 40 species of Lepidoptera. 



Mr. West, Curator, 90 species of CoLoptera, and a 

 collection of Pupa cases of British Lepidoptera. 



The Botanical Collection is in an improved condition, most 

 of the specimens having been mounted, and a few additional 

 species having been added by the sub-curator. 



