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Meetings, 1882. 



(Mr Luff) had made himself an authority on the entomology of 

 the island; while good work had been done by Mrs. W. 

 Collings and others in different branches. Ornithology had 

 not been neglected, and he himself had a good collection of 

 shells and would be happy to assist the conchological branch. 



After some conversation respecting the object and scope 

 of the Society, it was decided that the name should be the 

 Guernsey Natural Science Society and that the subscrip- 

 tion should be 2s. 6d. per annum. 



Thirty persons then gave in their names as members of 

 the Society, and it was resolved that the officers of the 

 Society should be, president, Edgar MacCulloch, Esq. ; vice- 

 president, Mr. G. T. Derrick ; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. 

 W. A. Luff. 



The following gentlemen were appointed to form the com- 

 mittee and draw up rules for the Society, to be taken into 

 consideration at a meeting to be held Tuesday, October 24th : — 

 Rev. G. F. Bigge; Messrs. H. Crousaz, S. G. Hugo, J. L. Pitts, 

 E. L. Spencer, and J. Whitehead, also it was resolved — that Mrs. 

 W. Collings and Mr. H. M. Gwatkin, having expressed their 

 willingness to assist the Society, be considered honorary 

 members. 



A General Meeting was held October 24£A, 1882, Mr. G. T. 

 Derrick, Vice-President, in the chair. 



The committee submitted to the meeting such rules as 

 they considered suitable. These were taken into consideration, 

 and, after several alterations and additions had been made, 

 were adopted by the meeting ; and it was decided to have 

 200 copies printed. 



1. — This Society shall be called the " Guernsey Society of Natural 

 Science." 



2. — The objects of the Society shall be to give mutual aid in the 

 study of various branches of Natural Science, by means of papers, 

 conversations, exhibition of specimens, and excursions ; the purchase of 

 any appliances for forwarding the objects of the Society, the drawing 



