CONTENTS. 



PAGES 



Introductory Note ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 — 6 



Officers and Council for 1917-18 ... ... ... ... 7 



Report of Annual Meeting, 1917 ... ... ... ... 8 



Council's Report ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 — 13 



Summary of Cash Account ... ... ... ... ... 14 



Hon. Librarian's Report ... ... ... ... ... 15 — 16 



Note re British Association ... ... ... ... ... 16 



Obituary Notices ... ... ... ... ... ... 17—20 



List of Members ... ... ... ... ... ... 21—30 



On His Majesty's Service. 



On Active Service ... ... ... ... ... 31 — 32 



Roll of Honour ... ... ... ... ... ... 32 



Rules of the Society ... ... ... ... ... ... 33 — 36 



Report of Summer Excursions ... ... ... ... ... 37 — 38 



JJotes on the Sections and their Work. 



Archaeological and Historical ... ... ... ... 39 — 40 



Botanical : — 



(i) Chairman's Note ... ... ... ... 40 



(ii) Spartina Report by R. V. Sherring, F.L.S. ... ... 41—44 



(iii) Potamogeton Upsaliensis ... ... ... 45 



Entomological: — 



(i) Chairman's Note ... ... ... ... 45 — 46 



(ii) Secretary's Report ... ... ... ... 46 — 47 



Geographical ... ... ... ... ... ... 48 



Geological ... ... ... ... ... ... 48 



Photographical ... ... ... ... ... ... 48 — 49 



Physical ... ... ... ... ... ... 49 



Zoological and Microscopical ... ... ... ... 49 



Selections from Papers Read. 



Resources of Empire Series. 



I. Newfoundland Sir Daniel Morris, K.C.M.G., D.Sc, D.C.L. 50 



II. New Zea'and Right Hon. Sir J. G. Ward, Bart., K.C.M.G. 51 



III. Australia ... Hon. J. G. Jenkins ... ... ... 52 — 53 



IV. Canada ... Lieut.-Col. Richard Reid ... ... 53 



V. Crown Colonies Sir Everard im Thurn, K.C.M.G. ... 54 



Kimmeridge Series. 



I. Geology of Oil Shales. W. Munn Rankin, M.Sc, B.Sc. ... 54—61 



II. Chemistry of Shale Oil. A. Teichfeld ... ... ... 61—71 



III. Mining of Shales. A. J. G. Swinney, M.E., M. Inst. M. & M. 71—79 



Velocity of Sound. Hubert Painter, B.Sc, F.C.S. ... ... 80—81 



Fungi and Mycetozoa of New Forest. J. F. Rayner, F.R.H.S. ... 82—93 



Index ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 94—95 



