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During the afternoon, Mr. C. H. Woodward, A.M.I.E.E., 

 gave a demonstration on Electrical Discharges and X-Rays, 

 which proved very attractive, A short lecture was given by Dr. 

 F. G. Penrose, M.D., F.R.C.P., F.Z.S., M.B.O.U., on behalf 

 of Mr. T. B. Goodall, F.R.C.V.S., F.L.S., who was prevented 

 from coming, on "Types of Dentition," which was illustrated 

 by numerous specimens collected and prepared by Mr. Goodall 

 himself, and which he has since presented to the Society. Also 

 a short lecture by Mr. Jos. Neale, B.A., on " The Colour of 

 Beetles," illustrated by large coloured diagrams. 



A Committee, of which Mr. Grace, B.Sc, A.R.C.Sc, "is 

 Chairman, has been appointed to effect improvements in the 

 administration and arrangement of the Library. The Council 

 has decided that ^"20 in the current year shall be expended on 

 the purchase of Scientific books, and this sum has been spent 

 during the past year. 



Considerable progress has been made by the Hon. Curator, 

 Mr. W. G. Wallace, in labelling, repairing and preparing lists of 

 the numerous scientific collections in the possession of the Society. 

 When belter opportunities for their display can be obtained, this 

 work will be of the greatest value. 



A generous and handsome gift has been made to the Society 

 under the Will of the late Mr. Geo. Rogers MacDougall, of 

 ;£2,000 for the Establishment of a Museum, including the site 

 It is subject at present to the life interest of a beneficiary, but 

 it will eventually enable the Society to make a better display of 

 its collections. It is earnestly hoped that other friends of the 

 Society may be stimulated to follow his example. 



Dr. J. E. G. Crallan, M.A., M.B., M.R.C.S., one of our 

 former Presidents, now living in Jersey, has notified the Council 

 that he has provided in his Will to leave to the Society his col- 

 lection of Butterflies and Moths in two Cabinets. He would 

 have sent these over at once but for the risks of damage in 

 transit. 



Mr. T. B. Goodall, F.R.C.V.S., F.L.S., offered his wonder- 

 ful Osteological Collections in their entirety, but the Council 

 was reluctantly obliged to decline this magnificent offer owing 

 to lack of cabinet accommodation. He has most generously 

 allowed the Society to retain selections from this collection. 



The Council regrets to record the death of Miss C. Agnes 

 Rooper after a very short illness. She was a prime mover in the 

 re-foundation of the Society in 1903, a Member of the Council, 

 Chairman of the Botanical Section for eleven years, and also a 

 Vice-President. She was Education Secretary of the Victoria 

 League, and an active supporter of many educational and other 

 institutions for the public welfare in this town. 



A severe loss has been sustained by the death of Mr. G. R. 

 MacDougall, who was a generous benefactor to the Society by 



