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Meetings, 1888. 



kindness of Messrs. Guille and Alles for allowing them the use 



of the room for meetings ; and express a hope that members 

 may take an increased interest in the work of the Society 

 during the coming year. 



Mr. Luff, the treasurer, read the financial statement, show- 

 ing a balance in hand of £12 lis. 8Jd. 



The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as 

 follows : Mr. J. Whitehead, president, and Mr. Derrick, vice- 

 president, were unanimously re-elected ; so also were Mr. Luff, 

 treasurer, and Mr. Sharp, secretary. The members of the 

 Committee elected or re-elected, were : Messrs. C. G. De La 

 Mare, H. Crousaz, Z. Robert, A. Collenette, S. G. Hugo, 

 and E. Spencer. 



At a Meeting of the Committee held November 11th, all 

 the members being present, it was resolved that as complete a 

 list as possible of Flowering Plants and Ferns (arranged in 

 Natural order) said to be found in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, 

 be published with notes, local names, etc., distinguishing 

 those identified by the Society, also that Messrs. Derrick and 

 De La Mare be requested to prepare the list, and further that 

 Mr. Luff be requested to prepare a list of the Lepidoptera 

 found in the bailiwick. 



Monthly Meeting held May 8th, 1888, Mr. Whitehead, President, 

 in the chair. 



Mr. Derrick read a letter from Mr. Naylor, York, 

 describing the manner of fertilization and development of the 

 Gymnogramma Leptophylla. 



Mr. Whitehead exhibited a number of specimens pre- 

 sented by him to the museum, including Stoat, Marten Cat, 

 Weasel, Hedgehog, Mole, Jerboa, Vole and Fox. 



May V3th.—A few of the members made an evening excur- 

 sion to the neighbourhood of Fort Doyle, making notes of the 



