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Chaney, for the arrangements made, and personally con- 

 ducting on the respective occasions. The first three were 

 well attended, and some interesting captures made, as well 

 as much productive-looking ground explored ; but the two 

 last, owing probably to their dates falling at a time when 

 many members were from home, coupled with the lateness 

 of the season, produced but small musters ; and it will be a 

 question for the New Council, when considering the list of 

 excursions for the coming year, whether even better results 

 might not be obtained by shortening the programme. 



The plan of our Exhibition this year was laid on a much 

 larger scale than anything that has been attempted by the 

 Society in recent years, and in the result proved a success 

 fully justifying the most sanguine expectations. The Ex- 

 hibits were exceedingly numerous and varied, and represented 

 many branches of general Natural History ; the more 

 minute specimens shown under microscopes contributing in 

 no small degree to the usefulness of the Exhibition, from a scien- 

 tific point of view. It is to be regretted that, owing to the dense 

 fog that prevailed in the southern suburbs, we were deprived 

 of the assistance of some few of our old and much esteemed 

 members. We were, however, favoured by a very large 

 attendance of members and visitors, including many dis- 

 tinguished Entomologists and workers in other branches of 

 Zoology, many of whom very kindly exhibited most in- 

 teresting specimens, as did also the Zoological Society of 

 London. To these, as well as to the Royal Microscopical 

 Society, the South London Microscopical and Natural 

 History Society, and several other Microscopical Societies, and 

 the Lambeth Field Club, we are indebted for much valuable 

 assistance on the occasion, and I take this opportunity of 

 thanking them on behalf of the South London Entomo- 

 logical and Natural History Society. I have no hesitation 

 in saying that the success of this undertaking was mainly 

 due to the disinterested manner in which the general body 

 of members worked together with that one common object 

 in view ; but I should be remiss in my duty were I to omit 



