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SECRETARY'S REPORT. 



The number of members on the roll is 95, of whom 76 paid their 

 subscriptions for the year. 



The number of meetmgs during 1890 was five, the smallest num- 

 ber we have ever recorded during the existence of the Society. 

 The cause of this is solely the difficulty in obtaining papers from 

 the members to be read at the meetings. The annual meeting 

 took place in February, when the President gave his usual address 

 on the progress of discovery during the preceding year. In March 

 Mr. A. H. Ullyett gave an interesting lecture on "Minute Organ- 

 isms," illustrated by means of lantern slides. The lantern for the 

 occasion was lent and manipulated by the Rev. T. G. Day. 



In April a special business meeting was called to clear up some 

 misunderstanding which had arisen concerning the resignation of 

 the Secretary at the previous annual meeting, most of the members 

 apparently having understood that it was both partial and temporary. 

 Explanations were given and it was left in the hands of the Com- 

 mittee to settle. Ultimately the Secretary withdrew his resignation 

 and Mr. A. H. Ullyett was appointed as Assistant Secretary. 



In May, Mr. C. Rosling, B.A., late of the Grammar School, gave 

 a paper on " Ants," at which lantern slides were used. 



During the summer no field days were held as it had been 

 found during the preceding summers that members were not 

 sufficiently interested in them to attend. 



The winter session commenced in October with a Lantern 

 Lecture by the secretary on "How Great Britain BECAaiE an 

 Island," 



In November a very successful combmed meetmg of our Society 

 and the Microscopical Society was held, from which the Secretary 

 was absent through illness. It is desired here to record the 

 thanks of the Society for the assistance then rendered by members 

 of the " Microscopical," and to express a hope that such meetings 

 will be often repeated. 



The attendance at the meetings has been good, but has 

 consisted largely of non-members, whom however we are always 

 glad to welcome. 



The balance sheet shows that we had at the close of the year a 

 sum of £18 14s. Id. in hand, £10 of which is half of the sum 

 presented by Mrs. Rumsey to the Society before that lady left 

 Folkestone. 



In conclusion, I can only express a strong hope and wish that 

 the interest of members may be aroused to a further extent in 

 matters connected with the Society, and that our meetings during 

 the present year may be somewhat more successful both in the 

 number of papers read and in attendance. 



