Sir, 
I beg to inform you, that in accordance with the opinion 
expressed at the Annual Meeting on the 5th May, 1864, the 
Council have taken into consideration the range of country, over 
wiiichthe attention of those Members, who may be willing to assist 
in compiling the account of the Natural History of this neighbour- 
hood, should be limited : and consider it desirable, that the 
attention of Members be first directed to the exploration of the 
district lying within a radius of 9 miles around Bristol, and corres- 
ponding with the area of the small circular maps of this tract of 
country, which will be divided by Hnes into single -numbered square 
miles. The Council, at the same time, do not wish to discourage 
those Members, who may be able and willing to make returns from 
more distant localities ; and wish it to be understood, that the 
Natural History of such places as Aust, Clevedon, Weston-super- 
Mare, &c., will be published separately as Appendices to the 
general Work, if sufficient observations be recorded to justify their 
publication ; and that even isolated observations made outside the 
9 miles radius, yet sufficiently belonging to the Natural History of 
the district, will be published in the body of the Work, provided 
their occurrence has not been elsewhere recorded. 
The price of the maps divided into numbered square 
miles is plain Is. ()d. each, mounted on cloth and Jolded, -Ss. each, 
and can be had only by application to the Honorary Secretary, 
from whom also the printed registering papers may be obtained. 
An Entomological Section having been formed. Members 
wishing to join it, are requested to apply to the Honorary Secre- 
tary, who will communicate all requisite particulars. 
It is further in contemplation to form sections for Botany 
and Geology, in which sections the co-operation of Members is 
particularly requested. 
The Honorary Secretary is desirous of receiving Names 
of Members, in order that he may arrange the details of operation 
as soon as possible. 
I am. Sir, 
Your obedient Servant, 
ADOLPH LEIPNER, 
Honorary Secretary. 
22, Upper Park Street, Bristol. 
June 3rd, 1864. 
