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its numbers, and the general interest taken in its operations 

 by its members. The Society now boasts of 62 members, as 

 compared with 37 at the end of last year, and notwithstand- 

 ing the increased annual subscription. The Monthly Meetings 

 have been more largely attended than in previous years, and 

 there are undoubted signs of an increased interest being taken 

 in the various branches of Natural History. This is due, no 

 doubt, in a great measure, to the interesting and instructive 

 papers which have been read from time to time. Little 

 attention, however, has been given so far to the subject added 

 last year for the investigation of the Society, namely, the 

 local Archaeology, Folklore, and Language. It is hoped that 

 in the coming year it may receive the attention it deserves, 

 for valuable material in these matters is slowly but surely 

 passing away, and will ere long be irrecoverably lost. The 

 excursion to Jethou (the only one made by the Society this 

 year) was a great success, and our best thanks are due to 

 Mr. Austin Lee for permission to visit the island. This 

 excursion, besides affording members and their friends a 

 delightful day's outing at a place which but very few of them 

 had before visited, enabled one member to prepare a most 

 valuable paper on the " Flora of Jethou." Of the Museum 

 and its ever-increasing riches, the President will have some- 

 thing to say presently. The publication of the Transactions 

 of the Society begun last year has been continued. The 

 following works have been presented to the Society during 

 the year : — 



1. — A complete set of Guide Books to the British 



Museum of Natural History, from the Trustees of the 



British Museum. 



2. — Report of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 



for 1886, and that of the National Museum for 1886 and 



1887. 



3. — Eight volumes of the Transactions of the Peabody 



Museum, by Mr. Whitehead. 



4. — Report and Transactions for 1889 of the Penzance 



Natural History and Antiquarian Society. 



The Council gratefully acknowledge the kindness of 

 Messrs. Guille and Alles, who, besides aiding the Society 

 in other ways, continue to provide them gratuitously with a 

 room for the periodical meetings. In conclusion, we hope 

 that the Society may go on and prosper as well in the coming- 

 year as it has prospered in the past." 



William Sharp, Hon. Sec. 



