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of any building on the land to the east of the Museum. Your 

 Committee suggest that this petition be held over until the 

 matter can be dealt with as a whole. 



The Evening Meetings held during the winter months in 

 conjunction with the Tyneside Naturalists' Field Club have 

 not as a rule been well attended, though the proceedings were 

 often of great interest. The meetings were devoted to the 

 following papers and addresses : — 



October 22nd. — Rev. Arthur Watts, F.G.S., on "Some 

 New Sinkings at Derwenthaugh." 



November 19th. — Rev. W. J. Wingate, "Life on a 

 Window Pane" — a sketch of the British Diptera. 



December loth. — Rev. R. Stewart Wright, on "The 

 Amambwe Tribe of Lake Tanganyika," illustrated 

 by the series of native implements and manufactures, 

 presented to the Museum by the lecturer himself. 

 The Rev. J. M. Hick exhibited cases containing 

 tropical Butterflies, selected as examples of pro- 

 tective mimicry. 



January 21st. — D. Woolacott, M.Sc, "Some Notes on 

 the Permian Rocks." 



February i8th. — Col. Adamson, "Notes on the Burmese 

 Butterflies," illustrated by specimens from his own 

 collection, and referring especially to instances of 

 seasonal dimorphism and mimicry. 



March 1 8th.— Extracts from the Hancock Prize Essay, 

 by Jas. Caygill; Prof. G. S. Brady, M.D., F.R.S., 

 " Report on Dredging and Marine Research in 

 1901." 

 A Short Museum Guide, sold at one penny, has been pre- 

 pared by the Curator, and was issued at Whitsuntide. Your 

 Committee are pleased to state that the first batch of four 

 hundred copies was sold during the following three months. 

 The aim of this Short Guide is to provide a simple and 



