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May 26 tli.— “Justice,” Chaps. 22 and 23, “Political Eights, So-called,” 
“ Nature of the State,” Mr. F. Hill. 
June 16th.—“Justice,” Chaps. 24 and 25, “Constitution of the State,” 
“ Duties of the State,” Mr. H. Stone, F.L.S. 
June 30th.—“Justice,” Chaps. 26, 27, 28, and 29, “The Limits of State 
Duties,” Mr. H. H. Spears. This completed the study of Mr. Herbert 
Spencer’s “ Justice,” and Mr. Spears in a very able and masterly 
manner reviewed the whole work. 
Sept. 22nd.—“Principles of Ethics,” Part II., “Induction of Ethics,” 
Chaps. 1 and 2, “ Confusion of Ethical Thought,” “ What Ideas and 
Sentiments are Ethical?” Mr. W. R. Hughes, F.L.S. 
Oct. 13th.—“Induction of Ethics,” Chap. 3, 4, and 5, “Aggression,” 
“ Robbery,” “ Revenge,” Mr. Sanders. 
Oct. 27th.—“Induction of Ethics,” Chaps. 6, 7, and 8, “Justice,” 
“ Generosity,” “ Humanity,” Mr. Phin. H. Levi. 
Nov. 10th.—“Induction of Ethics,” Chaps. 9, 10, and 11, “Veracity,” 
“ Obedience,” “ Industry,” Miss Goyne. 
Nov. 29th.—“ Induction of Ethics,” Chaps. 12,13, and 14, “ Temperance,” 
“Chastity,” “Summary of Inductions,” Mr. F. Hill. This paper 
brought to a close the work of the Section with regard to Part II. of 
“ Principles of Ethics.” 
Dec. 9th.—“Principles of Ethics,” Part III., “Ethics of Individual 
Life,” Chaps. 1, 2, and 3, “Introductory,” “Activity,” “Rest,” 
Mr. Irving Muntz. 
The Library.— The Librarian (Mr. W. B. Grove) reports that 
the Library is in much the same condition as at the last report, and 
has received several verv valuable additions. In accordance with 
the suggestion made in last year’s report, the Library Committee 
considered what sums might be spent in books, and invited sugges¬ 
tions from the Secretaries of the Sections as to the books to be pur¬ 
chased. Many of these are already bought, and others will be 
added during the coming year. 
The issue of books has been as follows:—Botany, 22 ; Zoology, 
20 ; Ornithology, 8 ; Entomology, 20 ; Microscopy, 35 ; Geology, 
10 ; Miscellaneous, 42; total, 157. Number of persons borrowing 
books for use at home, 34. It will be seen that very much greater 
use has been made of the books than last year. 
The chief feature of the year has been the completion of the 
Catalogue of the Library, which is now ready for distribution. The 
Council are specially indebted to Mr. T. V. Hodgson, by whom the 
greater part of the labour of compilation has been undertaken, and 
to Messrs. J. F. Goode and R. W. Chase, by whom the whole 
expense of printing has been generously defrayed. 
March, 1893. 
