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few seconds had nearly disappeared. It was hauled out by 
the tail and trotted down the road worried by dogs, which it 
completely ignored ; it then tried to enter the bar of the Rift 
Valley Hotel, but was gently but firmly prevented and went 
to ground in an old ant-bear hole just opposite. It seemed 
quite blind in the sun and blundered into anything that eame 
into its path. It had no teeth, but extremely powerful claws 
which severely damaged the native who held it by the tail. 
The way it enlarged the hole, throwing out large stones with 
its powerful claws was a revelation. 
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EAST AFRICA AND 
UGANDA NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, 1918 
By the Honorary Secretary 
Your Committee has pleasure in submitting the Annual 
Report on the progress made by the Society during the year 
1918. 
During the greater part of the year the war has continued, 
and has affected even our small Society in no little measure. 
Membership . — The Society is to be congratulated on the 
fact that, in spite of adverse circumstances, the membership 
has not decreased but increased — so much so that the total 
issue of our last Journal, No. 12, was found to be insufficient 
and is already out of print. A second edition has had to be 
ordered ! 
The total membership for the year stands at 250. This, 
compared with the membership roll of the last three years, 
speaks for itself : 
1915 1916 1917 1918 
108 .. 125 .. 211 .. 250 
Of this total of 250 some 80 odd have not yet paid their 
subscriptions, but this is due to the fact that most of these 
gentlemen are on active service and so out of touch with regular 
postal service. 
Seven resignations were accepted during the year, and it 
