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MEETINGS. 



Mr. B. Rowswell passed around for inspection three relics 

 of the year 1805, consisting of framed codes of signals and 

 stations of officers and men on hoard a British warship. All 

 had been beautifully painted by a naval officer of the above- 

 mentioned date. The signals, &c, were all of local interest. 



The Entomological Report (prepared by the Rev. F. E. 

 Lowe) was read by Mr. W. Sharp ; the Geological Report 

 by Mr. C. G. de la Mare ; Marine Zoology Report by Mr. F. 

 Tanner, and the Ornithological Report by Mr. B. Rowswell. 

 All the Reports mentioned above were adopted. No Folklore 

 Report was read. 



Mr. C. G. de la Mare was re-elected Treasurer, and Mr. 

 H. E. Marquand re-elected Secretary. 



Messrs. B. Rowswell and J. L. Pitts were appointed 

 Auditors. 



On the proposition of Mr. Tanner, seconded by Mr. W. 

 Sharp, the whole of the Council were re-elected. 



During the evening Mr. Collenette suggested that an 

 excursion be made to Perelle to investigate the geological 

 strata there. 



The meeting terminated at 9.20. 



Monthly Meeting held on January 24th, 1912, Colonel T. W. 

 M. de Guerin, President, in the chair. 



This meeting, as usual, was devoted to Mr. A. Collenette's 

 annual paper on the Rainfall and Sunshine of the previous 



Previous to this an interesting painting of the Rock 

 masses at Jerbourg Point, the work in 1858 of Captain Keeling, 

 was passed around for inspection. 



Mr. Collenette referred to a remarkable discovery he and 

 Mr. S. C. Curtis had made of the remains of an ancient beach 

 at extreme low water in Vazon Bay. From measurements 

 taken this beach is at the same level as a beach found at a 

 considerable depth whilst a well was being sunk near Roc- 

 quaine Bay. 



Mr. Collenette then read his paper ou the " Rainfall and 

 Sunshine of 1911." This was illustrated by a large number 

 of diagrams shown on the screen by means of the electric 

 lantern. 



The paper will be found in the Transactions for the year 

 1911. 



A hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Collenette for his valuable 

 paper was moved and adopted by acclamation. 



