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record their sense of the excellent work he has accomplished, 

 and express the hope that as a Member of the Council to 

 which he is elected, he may still render good service in the 

 interests of the Society. 



The President and Council express their regret that Mr. 

 \V. B. Billinghurst, B.A., also has been compelled, by the 

 pressure of his professional duties, to resign his position of 

 Joint Secretary to the Society, and they express their thanks 

 to him for the useful services he has rendered to the Society. 



At the Ordinary Meetings of the Society during the year, 

 the following papers were read, and exhibits placed on the 

 table, viz. : — 



March, 1902. — Mr. A. I). Webster read a paper on the 

 " History of Greenwich Park," lantern slide illustrations 

 being given by Mr. W. J. Potter. It was decided on this 

 occasion to invite ladies to the Meeting, which was very well 

 attended. 



April, 1902. — A paper was read by Mr. A. S. Gover, on 

 the " Roman Wall." Mr. W. H. Gover supplied lantern 

 illustrations. Mr. Stanley Edwards exhibited specimens of 

 the Genus Papilio from South America. 



May, 1902. — Mr. T. O. Donaldson gave some notes on 

 "The Arauja Alba as a Moth Trap." The President 

 contributed an account of the Caves and Subterranean 

 Passages at Chislehurst. 



October, 1902. — Exhibits of animals and iron stones 

 collected at a depth of 2,600 fathoms in the Bay of Biscay, 

 were made by the President, while Mr. T. O. Donaldson 

 showed photographs taken during the summer, and Mr. 

 Edwards a collection of Beetles from British North Borneo. 



November, 1902. — Mr. A. D. Webster read a >aper on 

 " The Extermination of British Plants," and Mr. Edwards 

 gave an exhibit of " Exotic Nymphalidse." 



December, 1902. — Dr. Walter Kidd read a paper on 

 "The Hair of Animals viewed as a Stream," and Mr. 

 Edwards exhibited specimens of " Exotic Pieridse." 



January, 1903. — Mr. Herbert Jones contributed some 

 notes on " One of the Caverns discovered under Blackheath 



