BR. J. EST. NAT HIST . 6: 1993 



BENHS INDOOR MEETINGS 



22 Februan 1993 



The President. Dr J. Muggleton, announced the deaths of Mr N. A. Richardson, 

 who was a special life member, and Mr L. Hugh Newman, who had been a member 

 for a number of years before and after the war. 



Mr G. Burton said he would accept membership subscriptions if there were any 

 late-payers present. 



Mr R. Morris said that if any members were still undecided about attending the 

 Cumbria weekend field meeting, they should book a place as soon as possible, 

 in a couple of weeks time he would have to cancel the excess places that he had booked 

 at the field centre. He said he was also hoping to organize a visit to the French Pyrenees 

 in 1994 and asked anyone who was interested to contact him. 



The ordinary meeting was then followed by the Annual General Meeting. 



Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Society held at the rooms of the 

 Royal Entomological Society of London at 6.30 p.m. Chairman: The President. 

 Dr J. Muggleton. Present: 2S members. 



Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting were read and signed. 



The Secretary read the Council's report, followed by the Treasurer who read his 

 report. The Treasurer then invited questions on his report, but there was none. 

 The Editor. Librarian and Curator then read their reports and Mr A. J. Pickles 

 read the report of the Hering Memorial Fund. The President proposed the adoption 

 of the reports, this was seconded by Mr D. Young and passed unopposed. 



The President then read the names of the Officers and Members of Council 

 recommended by the Council for 1993-94 and, as no other names had been submitted, 

 he declared the following duly elected. President: Dr D. Lonsdale: Vice-Presidents: 

 Dr J. Muggleton. Dr P. Waring: Treasurer: A. J. Pickles: Secretary: R. F. McCormick: 

 Editor: R. A. Jones: Curator: P. J. Chandler; Librarian: S. R. Miles: Lanternist: 

 ML J. Simmons: Ordinary Members of the Council: B. R. Baker. J. R. Dobson. 

 R. Dyke. A. J. Halstead.' M. Parsons. C. Penney. S. C. Pittis. C. W. Plant and 

 M. J. Sterling. 



The Secretary then read Bye-law 22 (d) and invited motions or questions. There 

 were none. 



The President then read his report and gave his address. 



The President then installed the new President, Dr D. Lonsdale. 



The President proposed a vote of thanks to the retiring President, and this 

 seconded by Mr R. Morris. The President asked for permission to publish the 

 Presidential address, and this was given. 



Mr A Stubbs gave a vote of thanks to the retiring Officers and Council. 



Auditors: The President proposed the election of Mr R. A. Bell and CbL D. H. Sterling 

 as Auditors for the coming year with Council being empowered to appoint reg:- . . 

 Auditors under the Charities Act. This was seconded by Mrs F. Murphy and 

 Mrs. A. Burton and passed unopposed. 



9 March 1993 



Mr A. J. Halstead showed, as e\idence of spring haring arrived after the previous 

 week's cold spell, live specimens of two overwintered insects found at the RHS Garden. 

 Wisley. Surrey. These were the plant bug Heterogaster urticae (F.) (Hemiptera: 



