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MIDLAND UNION OF NATUBAL HISTORY SOCIETIES. 
DUDLEY MEETING-. 
OCTOBER 13th and 14th. 
The fourteenth Annual Meeting took place at Dudley on 
Tuesday and Wednesday, the 13th and 14th of October last. 
The societies in the Union include— 
The Birmingham Microscopists’ and Naturalists’ Union. 
The Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society. 
The Birmingham Philosophical Society. 
The Birmingham and Midland Institute Scientific Society. 
The Birmingham School Natural History Society. 
The Caradoc Field Club. 
The Derbyshire Archasological and Natural History Society. 
The Dudley and Midland Geological and Scientific Society and 
Field Club. 
The Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society. 
The Malvern Field Club. 
The Oswestry and Welshpool Naturalists’ Field Club. 
The Oxfordshire Natural History Society and Field Club. 
The Rugby School Natural History Society. 
The Severn Valley Naturalists’ Field Club, and 
The Tamwortli Natural History, Geological, and Antiquarian 
Society. 
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13th. 
The only regrettable feature in connection with the meet¬ 
ing was the wretched weather which prevailed both days. A 
capital programme as to amusements and places to be visited 
had been prepared by the local committee of the Dudley and 
Midland Geological and Scientific Society and Field Club, 
but, unfortunately, owing to the provoking weather, some 
interesting excursions had to be abandoned. The same cause 
had also a marked effect on the attendance of the delegates 
from the various societies, which was nothing like so large as 
was expected. The members of the Union were first enter¬ 
tained at luncheon, provided at the Dudley Arms Hotel, 
shortly after midday. Following this a Council meet¬ 
ing was held in the committee room at the Institute, and 
shortly before two o’clock the annual meeting took place. 
The President of the Union (Mr. G. H. Claughton) occupied the 
chair. The various societies were represented at the meeting 
by the following gentlemen:—Birmingham and Midland 
