MIDLAND UNION OF NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETIES. 
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“ History of the County Botany of Worcester,” by Wm. Mathews, M.A. 
“On the Birds of the Lake District about Ellesmere and the Hill 
District about Llausilin,” by Arthur T. Jebb. 
“ On the High Level Glacial Gravels of the Gloppa near Oswestry,” 
by A. C. Nicholson, F.G.S. 
“Notes on Plants of Rare Occurrence in the Severn Valley,” by Carleton 
Rea, M.A., B.C.L. 
“ Cells and Hermitages in Worcestershire,” by John Noake. 
“ The Fixation of Atmospheric Nitrogen by Leguminous Plants,” by 
T. B. Blunt, M.A. 
“ Microscopic Pond-life ” (Illustrated), by H. M. J. Underhill. 
“ Domiciles,” by A. Sidgwick. 
“ Mason College, Birmingham: University Extension Lecture Scheme,” 
by W. Hillhouse, M.A., F.L.S. 
“ The Story of a Brown Owl,” by H. C. Playne. 
“ Hertfordshire Plants noted in Wm. Cole’s ‘Adam in Eden, 1657,’” by 
G. Claridge Druce. 
“Notes on the Flora of Warwickshire,” by J. E. Bagnall, A.L.S. 
“ Clent Hills Breccia” (Illustrated), by W. Wickham King. 
“Curious Mushrooms” (Illustrated), by W. B. Grove, M.A. 
“The Breaking of the Shropshire Meres” (Illustrated), by William 
Phillips, F.L.S. 
“ A Description of a Section in the Upper Keuper at Shrewley,” by 
P. Richards and Gavin Jack. 
“ The Moral and Educational Importance of Entomology,” by Pastor 
Krieghoff. 
“A Trip to Egypt” ( Illustrated ), by W. H. Wilkinson. 
“ The Devonian Rocks of Ilfracombe and Barnstaple ” ( Illustrated ), by the 
Rev. W. Hunt Painter. 
“ Mr. Herbert Spencer’s ‘ Principles of Ethics,’ ” by W. R. Hughes, F.L.S. 
“ On the Study of Natural History,” by J. F. Goode. 
The recommendations contained in the above report were 
unanimously approved by the meeting. 
The treasurer then read his report, which had been approved 
by the council, and it was accepted, and ordered to be entered on 
the minutes. The following is a summary of the accounts :— 
BALANCE SHEET, 1893. 
Receipts. £ s. d. 
August, 1892.—Balance in hand . 21 16 1 
Subscriptions from Thirteen Societies . 19 1 6 
£40 17 7 
£ s. d. 
4 17 6 
13 3 1 
4 5 0 
0 18 
0 19 3 
0 3 6 
23 10 0 
July, 1893.—Balance in hand. 17 7 7 
£40 17 7 
Compared with vouchers and found correct, July 11th, 1893, 
JOHN UDALL, Auditor Midland Union. 
Payments. 
1892.—Printing for Annual Meeting, 1892. . 
Printing Circulars, &c., dealing with Record of Scientific Facts 
and with “ Midland Naturalist,” Darwin Prize, and proposed 
Ray Medal . 
Illustrations for Papers in the “ Midland Naturalist,” by Messrs 
Cobbold and Underhill . 
One Bronze Medal . 
Secretarial Expenses. 
Treasurer’s Expenses. 
August, 1893 . 
