GENERAL. 
TOURING- the year 1898 the usual number of general 
-L-^ meetings were held, at seven of which papers were 
read, while the eighth was the exhibition evening. 
On January 27th the President, Mr. S. H. Swayne, read a 
paper for his brother, Mr. R. A. Swayne, entitled, Some 
Observations on the Protective Habits of Birds." 
On March 3rd Mr. Stoddart read a very comprehensive 
paper, entitled, The Circulation of Nitrogen in Nature," 
illustrated by experiments and lantern slides. 
On April 14th Mr. C. Bucknall read a paper on Sedges 
and Grasses," illustrated by lantern slides. 
On May 5 th Professor Lloyd Morgan showed a large 
number of beautiful lantern slides of scenery, and commented 
upon the geological features of interest illustrated by them. 
On October 6th Mr. D. T. Price read a paper on Some 
Features of Interest in the Ornithology of the Neighbour- 
hood." 
On November 3rd Mr. George Brebner read a paper on 
''Vegetable Parasites," illustrated by coloured lantern slides. 
On December 18th Dr. Gubbin read a paper on " Men and 
Animals of the Stone Age," illustrated by lantern slides. 
The exhibition evening was held on February 10th. Mr. 
C. Bartlett, Mr. Charbonnier, Mr. Brebner, Mr. Griffiths, 
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