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Chairman said this was a very vahiable essay, but it would be 

 better appreciated and discussed when it appeared in print. 

 Several members spoke on the subject, and expressed their 

 high appreciation of Mr. Marquand's services to both science 

 and literature in the production of so valuable a paper. 



Mr. W. A. LufF, F.E.S., read a paper on the " Insects of 

 Jersey," with complete lists of the various species so far as at 

 present known, thus enabling a comparison to be made of the 

 insect-fauna of that island with the other Channel Islands. 

 This valuable paper will be found further on in these pages. 



The Ticenty -sixth Animal Meeting of the Society luas held on 

 December 9th, 1908, Mr, W. Sharp, Vice-President, in the 



chair. 



The Eev. G. Terry, B.A., of Montville, St. Martin's, 

 was unanimously elected a member of the Society. 



The annual Sectional Reports, embodying the work of 

 the year in various branches, were read as follows : — 



Botany, by Mr. E. D. Marquand. 



Entomology, by Mr. W. A. LufF. 



Geology, by Mr. C. G. De La Mare. 



Folklore, by Mr. J. Linwood Pitts. 



Marine Zoology, by Mr. F. L. Tanner. 



Ornithology, by Mr. E. D. Marquand. 

 The Hon. Secretary next read the annual Report of the 

 Council, and the Hon. Treasurer presented his statement of 

 account, showing a balance in hand of £21 18s. 4d. 



The Chairman said they must all deeply regret on this 

 important occasion the absence of the President, Rev. G. E. 

 Lee, which deprived them of the pleasure of listening to his 

 promised Address. The term of Presidency expired to-day, 

 and it would be necessary to elect a successor to Mr. Lee to 

 fill the office for the ensuing two years. He was pleased to 

 say that the Council were unanimous in proposing the 

 esteemed Bailiff of Guernsey, Mr. William Carey. This 

 announcement was received by the meeting with loud applause, 

 and Mr. Carey was accordingly elected President of the 

 Society. 



The Hon. Secretary (Mr. G. T. Derrick) and the Hon. 

 Treasurer (Mr. W. A. LufF) were re-elected by acclamation, 

 with thanks for their services, and on the ballot being taken 

 for the new Committee, it resulted in the substitution of 

 Mr. B. Rowswell for Mr. W. Carey, the remaining members 

 of the Committee being re-elected. 



