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Four excursions were held during the Summer and were, on 

 the whole, well attended, and much useful work was accomplished. 

 An extra excursion was conducted on ist January, by Mr. Stelfox, 

 through ("row Glen, which proved of great interest, but un- 

 fortunately was poorly attended. 



Four Winter meetings have taken place, the attendance at 

 which has been rather disappointing. 



nth December — "An Evening with the Microscope," William Gray, 

 M.R.I. A. 



1st January — '•Slugs and Snails," A. W. Stelfox, M.R.I. A. 



22nd January— "The Study of a Frog," R. H. Whitehouse, M.Sc. 



igth February — " I low Caves are formed in Limestone districts, with 

 description of the Mammoth Caves of Kentucky," 

 Adam Speers, B.Sc. , J. P. 



The Committee, recognising the difficulty of certain Junior 

 members attending evening meetings, have issued to each junior 

 a circular, asking a series of questions. The following is a 

 summary of the answers : — Ten cannot attend evening meetings ; 

 six can attend ; two are out of town ; two (at business) complain 

 that the meetings are held too early in the evening ; twelve 

 intimate that Saturday afternoon is the most suitable for meetings ; 

 ■one votes for Wednesday afternoon ; one for Friday evening ; one 

 for any evening except Thursday or Saturday; three state no time; 

 eleven intimate they could attend Saturday afternoon meetings 

 once a fortnight. All wish excursions during the Summer in 

 preference to indoor meetings ; eighteen state Saturday afternoon 

 to be the most suitable time for excursions ; one wishes Tuesdav 

 or Wednesday ; twelve are most interested in Botany : eight in 

 Zoology ; three in Geology. 



From this return the Junior Committee hope to arrange a 

 programme which will be more in accordance with the desires of 

 the Junior members, than has been possible hitherto. 



(Signed) 



J. A. Sidney Stendall, Hon. Sec. of the Section. 



