Dec., 1889. 
THE MIDLAND UNION. 
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laying down any hard and fast rule, they cannot but believe that iu 
most cases this separate publication is a serious error. They have 
already referred to this from the point of view of the general scientific 
public, but from that of the societies themselves they believe that the 
disadvantage is even greater. The burden upon the finances of the 
societies which publish is unduly great, much is published which does 
not justify its cost, and the range of distribution of that which is 
published is unduly restricted, while the interest of the meetings of 
the society is to a large degree discounted. 
These matters the Council would commend to the most serious 
consideration of the members of the Union, and in the assured 
conviction that while it is no doubt true that to some extent a society 
exists for its members alone, it is equally true that for a society to not 
only preserve its vitality, but also preserve its youth and freshness, 
the range of its operations must be as broad as it can practically 
be made. 
In completion of the Report of the Adjudicators and 
decisions of the Council and Animal Meeting, the President 
then presented the Darwin Medal for 1889 to Mr. Tlios. H. 
Waller, B.A., B.Sc., in recognition of the value of his 
researches on Local Petrography, &c. After a few words of 
acknowledgment from Mr. Waller, the meeting approved the 
TREASURER’S REPORT. 
S>v. 
1888. 
July 4tli. 
1889. 
Receipts. 
To Balance in hand 
Rugby School Natural History Society . 
Oswestry and Welshpool Naturalist Field Club ... 
Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical 
Society. 
Caradoc Field Club. 
Oxfordshire Natural History Society and Field Club 
Northamptonshire Natural History Society. 
Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society 
Birmingham School Natural History Society 
Birmingham and Midland Institute Scientific 
Society. 
Birmingham Microscopists’ and Naturalists’ 
Society . 
Dudley and Midland Geological and Scientific 
Society and Field Club. 
Malvern Field Club. 
Birmingham Philosophical Society . 
£ s. 
d. 
21 1 
11 
No. of 
Mbrs. 
Rate. 
258 
1 
1 1 
6 
40 
3 
0 10 
0 
147 
3 
1 16 
9 
60 
3 
0 15 
0 
73 
3 
0 IS 
3 
150 
3 
1 17 
6 
271 
3 
3 7 
9 
12 
1 
0 1 
0 
184 
1 
0 15 
4 
30 
3 
0 7 
6 
80 
3 
1 0 
0 
50 
3 
0 12 
6 
120 
3 
1 10 
0 
1,475 £35 15 0 
Gv. Payments. 
1888. 
T. H. Waller, Secretary’s Expenses ... 
J. Moore, Gold Medal . 
,, Bronze. 
Wright, Dain, Peyton and Co. 
1889. 
Wright, Dain, Peyton and Co. 
Treasurer, Postages, &c. 
Balance in hand .. 
£ s. d. 
2 7 6 
7 16 6 
0 2 10 
0 17 6 
2 8 11 
0 3 0 
21 18 9 
£35 15 0 
