.-I.VATyZ, REPORT 
131 
Date 
July 13 (Satur- 
day) 
September 30 
October 26 ... 
November ll 
Decern ber 2.. . 
Lecturer 
W. Bickerton, Esq. 
Subject 
' With a Camera in Bird Land. 
The President, A. A. Lea, “ Holiday Experiences.” 
Esq., H. B. Salmon 
W. P. Pycraft, Esq., F.Z.S. 
Rev. A. Ellison 
The President 
The average attendance was between 60 and 70. 
“ Fishes.” 
“ Storms and Storm Warnings.” 
“ Wind and Flight.” 
Hiilme Grammar School . — During the course of a year the Natural History 
Society but seldom comes to the front, yet continuous work is carried on by a 
few enthusiastic members of the various sections, although this work is not so 
popular as that done on rambles and for exhibitions. The Meteorological 
Section makes daily observations of the barometer, the thermometers and rain- 
gauge. The members who are so interested as to do this every day, make up a 
weather chart for each month, and these are records well worth preserving. We 
should like a sunshine recording apparatus. 
The photographers also do their work thoroughly but unostentatiously. 
Several members exhibited very good photographs at the last exhibition. What 
we are endeavouring to do is to collect photographs of every place of interest in 
the neighbourhood, whether from the artistic, architectural, archeological or 
historic point of view, and to enter these in our record album. The purely 
natural history side is by no means neglected, as during the last year our members 
have supplied us with really good photographs of birds’ nests and nesting places. 
The biennial soiree and exhibition of work done took place in December, and 
was as usual very popular. 
With the exception of the exhibition, the most important affairs in connection 
with the Society had been the two rambles, the first to the Roman Camp at 
Castleshaw in September last, and the second to Romiley and Marple in April. 
The first ramble was very interesting. Mr. Andrew and some other well- 
known antiquaries were excavating a Roman camp discovered on the moors. 
The outline of the camp was clearly shown, and the various points of interest 
about it were explained by Mr. Andrew. Several coins and pieces of Roman 
pottery had been found there and conveyed to Springhouse Farm near at hand, 
where they may be seen. The camp lies on the old Roman road (now turned 
aside) from Manchester to York, and inscriptions on pieces of pottery would seem 
to indicate that the legion stationed at this newly found camp was part of the 
same one which also had camps at Manchester and York. 
The ramble to Marple Dale took place at the beginning of spring : it was 
almost the first indication of coming summer. The party consisted of about 
forty members. Perhaps the most interesting fact about the ramble was that we 
passed through the farm and land occupied by the unemployed. Unfortunately, 
we did not find this out until after we had passed through. 
During the last year the membership has increased, but there are com- 
paratively few enthusiastic workers, and it is these enthusiasts who are the main- 
stay of the .Society. 
Totnes . — The King Edward VI. School Natural History Society, which some 
three years ago was affiliated to the Society, has existed for four years. It is 
pleasant to say that there has been an improvement in the number of entries 
for prizes which were competed for, and also in the work generally. The 
endeavours of some of the junior members of the Society are encouraging, and 
some very creditable collections have been made. 
A new feature was commenced at the beginning of the session in the way of 
public observations made in properly ruled-up books, there being a total of 570 
records of specimens entered with their scientific names, in the following four 
sections, viz.. Botany, 261 ; Entomology, 63 ; Ornithology, 189 ; and Zoology, 57. 
