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nounced verbal communications have been made and two obituaries 
have been read. 
Three papers have been illustrated by the stereopticon. 
The section of Entomology has held five meetings. 
The increase in membership and in the number of communica- 
tions over last j T ear certainly shows that interest in the Society has 
not decreased. It is thought that it shows an increased interest, 
and the fact that several of the papers were by those elected in the 
last year and by those who have hitherto not presented communica- 
tions is significant for the future. 
Numerous Special meetings of the Council have been held to con- 
sider the reports of the different subcommittees of the Natural His- 
tory Garden Committee on Natural History Parks and Aquaria. 
The nature of the changes proposed by the sub-committee on or- 
ganization and that on grounds has necessitated frequent council 
meetings and prolonged discussions. The work of the Council and 
of the committee although as yet unfinished, is approaching a form 
in which it can be made public, at some of the early meetings in 
the autumn. 
The various committee meetings and work necessitated by them 
have taken time which would otherwise naturally be devoted to the 
routine work of the Secretary. 
Publications. 
Two parts completing volume twenty-third of the Proceedings 
have been printed and distributed to our exchanges. The signa- 
tures of volume xxiv have been sent out as fast as published. The 
last signature (No. 10) thus distributed includes the records of 
the last meetings in March. With the exception of the communi- 
cation read at the last meeting our Proceedings are in print to 
date. 
There is a constant demand from our correspondents for our 
earlier publications and many of the older volumes are now becom- 
ing rare. At the rate at which they have been asked for during 
the last year, it is only a question of a short time when many vol- 
umes will be wholly out of print. Early in the year the Librarian 
requested members who had any of the earlier publications to dis- 
pose of to communicate with him in the matter. 
