16 president's addeess. 



assistance to myself, in naming many of my captures of these 

 minute creatures. 



I can only now, on concluding my duties as President of the 

 Tyneside Naturalists' Field Club, thank you for the honour you 

 did me in electing me to this office, and, craving your indulgence 

 for my shortcomings therein, express my hope that my successor 

 may, as I believe he will, fill the office more worthily, and be a 

 means of furthering the work of this Field Club during the 

 coming year. 



The following gentlemen were elected members of the Tyne- 

 side Naturalists' Field Club during the year 1886 : — 



At the Anniversary Meeting, May 24th, 1886 : — Messrs. 

 Eobt. H. Eead, 1 1 , Argyle Street, Tynemouth ; John E. Miller, 

 1, Lovaine Place, North Shields; ¥m. M. Taylor, Whickham ; 

 Arthur C. Hick, 1, Oxford Street, Newcastle. 



At Shotley Bridge, May 31st: — Messrs. Mark Archer, Nesham 

 Place, Bensham ; W. B. Jackson, 36, Grey Street, W. B. Camp- 

 bell, 34, Grey Street, Newcastle. 



At Staindrop, July 16th: — Mr. Westgarth Brown, Marsden 

 Colliery, South Shields. 



The Field Meetings for 1887 were arranged to be held as 

 follows : — 



May 30th (Whit Monday) . . Whitfield and West Allen. 



June 20th Teesdale and High Force. 



July Pateley Bridge and Nidderdale. 



August 1st (Bank Holiday) . . Dunstanborough. 



September Wooler. 



October Whitburn and Marsden. 



