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after returning the specimens lent for the occasion, has succeeded 

 in getting together some instructive groups of eoliths, paleoliths 

 and neoliths which have a high educational value, and which it 

 is hoped, will find a permanent place in the building. 



On June 22nd our section joined the photographic section 

 in an excursion to Sopley Church. 



On July 23rd and September 12th, two visits were paid to 

 Hinton Admiral House, where Sir George and Lady R ley rick 

 kindly showed us the objects in their possession found during 

 the excavations at Hengistbury Head. Our party on each occa- 

 sion was limited to a dozen, and invitations to be present were 

 sent to those members who were known to be interested in 

 archaeology. Mr. Brownen addressed the first party, Mr. 

 Sumner the second. 



In addition to our sectional work it is fair to note that two 

 General Lectures, one by Mr. Frank Stevens on " The Stone 

 Age," the other by Mr. Pouncy on the " Invasions of England," 

 and also the General Excursion to Corfe Castle, were entirely 

 concerned with subjects belonging to our section. 



H. SHAEN SOLLY, 



Chairman. 



$totauical Section. 



Chateman : [Miss C. Agnes Roopeb.] 



The Rev. C. 0. S. Hatton, B.A., F.L.S. 



The Session has been one of change for the Botanical Sec- 

 tion. The Chairmanship, held for so many years by Miss C. 

 Agnes Rooper, became vacant by the death of that lady on May 

 2nd. On another page will be found an obituary notice in which 

 mention is made of some of the many services which she rendered 

 to the Society. At an excursion held on June 5th it was unani- 

 mously resolved that the Rev. C. O. S. Hat ton, B.A. , should be 

 nominated as Chairman, and, at the next following Council meet- 

 ings, Mr. Hatton was duly elected. There have also been changes 

 in the Secretaryship. Mr. G. C. Seeviour was Secretary at the 

 beginning of the Session, but found it necessary to , resign in 

 consequence of the pressure of other duties. For a short time 

 Mrs. Rothwell took up the office in addition to her special work 

 in connection with the weekly show of wild flowers in the Public 

 Library, and finally Mr. Hatton succeeded in obtaining the ser 

 vices of Miss Elsie E. Richards, B.Sc. (Lond.). In spite of these 

 changes in the officers the work of the Section has been well 

 maintained. Evidence of this will be seen by referring to the list 

 of Botanical lectures and excursions given in the Council's Report. 



