FOLKESTONE 



NATURAL . HISTORY • SOCIETY. 



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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



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Januaey 15th, 1895. 



The Annual Meeting of the Society was held in the Lecture 

 Hall of the Museum, the President being in the chair. About 

 forty members were present. In the absence of the Secretary, the 

 President read the Report. The balance sheet showed that the 

 Society was in debt to the amount of £10. 



Mr. "Walton then gave some interesting notes on the botanical 

 occurrences of 1894 ; and Mr. S. G. Hills said a few words on the 

 entomology of the past year. Microscopical objects were shown 

 by Messrs. Rutt, Hambridge, Sawyer and Hills. Mr. W. Saunderg 

 exhibited a Phonograph made by himself. 



February 19th, 1895. 

 Fifty members present. The President read the following paper on 

 BIRDS AND THEIR BEAKS. 

 (Illustrated by Specimens and Diagrams.) 



The true lover of Nature need never be at a loss for something 

 interesting to study. Whatever special line of natural history he 

 cares to investigate, he can always find ample material for thought, 

 study or demonstration. One almost endless source of interest ia 



