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provided tea before each meeting at the Museum, the moderate 

 charge of sixpence being made in order to meet expenses. This 

 institution has proved a decided success, to judge from the 

 number of members who have availed themselves of it, and the 

 Committee place considerable importance on the opportunity 

 thus afforded to members for the exchange of views on matters 

 in which they are interested, and the examination of specimens, 

 and answering of enquiries on scientific points. 



The Microscopical Section continues its labours, but its 

 operations during the present session have been considerably 

 hampered owing to a vacancy in the post of secretary, Mr. H. 

 M'Cleery having reluctantly been compelled to resign owing to 

 a press of other engagements. No member has as yet accepted 

 the duties of secretary to this section of the Club. 



The Photographic Committee continues to receive valuable 

 instalments of antiquarian and geological photographs from 

 members ; these are being properly classified and mounted in 

 suitable albums, and already form a collection of high interest, 

 nnmbering over 200 views. It is hoped that members will 

 continue to carry on this very important branch of the Club's 

 work, and will favour the secretaries with platinotype prints of 

 any photographs of objects of antiquarian, biological, or 

 geological interest that they may have an opportunity of 

 securing. 



The following are the reports of the judges appointed by your 

 Committee to examine the collections sent in by members in 

 competition for the Club's and special prizes : — 



" Prize II. In competition for this prize Miss Jeanie Rea has 

 sent in a collection amounting to 152 plants. These are well- 

 selected, characteristic specimens, mounted and displayed in the 

 very best manner. They are correctly named, and localities 

 stated, as required, and we have much pleasure in adjudging 

 the prize in question to Miss Rea. 



Prize XVI. For this competition W. D. Donnan sent in a 

 very large collection of Coleoptera. The specimens forming 

 this collection are excellent. They are mounted in the most 

 approved manner, and properly named and localised. They 



