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PKOCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



THE Third Annual Meeting of the Society was held on the 

 evening of February, 7th, 1871, at the Museum, High 

 Street. The weather was exceedingly unfavourable, and in 

 consequence the attendance was smaller than usual. The 

 Secretary read the Report of the Committee and the Balance 

 Sheet for the year 1870, which, owing to extra expenses 

 incurred in connection with the Museum, showed a deficit 

 for the first time. 



The President then read his 



ANNUAL ADDRESS. 



Ladies and Gentlemen — • 



It is, indeed, a source of unfeigned satisfaction to 

 me to look round this room and reflect on the progress we 

 have made since I addressed you this time last year. Our 

 Society has continued to prosper, and to advance in a very 

 material manner ; not only have our numbers increased, but 

 we have gained an immense advantage in the acquisition of 

 this room, and the Museum it contains. For this we have to 

 thank the indefatigable exertions of Mr. Acland and Mr. 

 Ullyett, and the liberality of the Corporation. It is impos- 

 sible for any one who did not see the state of dirt, confusion, 

 and decay in which the specimens were, to form any idea of 

 the labour entailed in their present arrangement, nor must 

 you imagine that this arrangement is complete, for there still 

 remains much, very much work to do, and I hope that many 

 of you will follow the excellent example set you by one or 

 two of our lady members, and volunteer your services for the 

 cleaning and arranging of the remaining specimens. Mr. 

 Mackie has kindly offered his services for the same purpose, 

 and I trust by this time next year the Folkestone Natural 

 History Society and the Town of Folkestone may possess a 

 Museum worthy of their increasing importance. I wish there 

 were no per contra side to this account of our progress ; but I 

 need not remind you that we have lost in Mr. Acland one of 

 the mainstays of our Society. Often and often shall we miss 

 his kindly face and his clever and original papers, lectures, 



