REPORT 



OF THE 



%dtmt i^atitraltsts' fitda Clu& 



FOR THE 



Year ending jist March, 1881, 



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OUR Committee, in bringing before the members 

 the eighteenth Annual Report, do so with the 

 pleasing knowledge that the Club continues to 

 enjoy increasing success, not only in regard to the 

 interest evinced by its members in its aims and objects, but in 

 the cordial sympathy felt by the general public in the work in 

 which you are engaged. The membership is still well main- 

 tained, and it is encouraging to note that some of those who 

 have lately joined are earnest students of Natural Science, from 

 whom the Committee hope to receive good help. While ex- 

 pressing our hope for the future, we cannot do so without 

 noticing the necessity which still exists for exertions to secure 

 new members, many having been lost to us during the past year 

 by death and removal. 



The programme of excursions arranged by your Committee 

 for last season was carried out. The places selected were ad- 

 mirably suited for the pursuit of the Club's work, and gave 



