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MIDLAND UNION OF NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETIES. 
®r. 
Receipts. 
£ s. d. 
To Balance Brought Forward ... .. 
,, ,, Birmingham Philosophical Society for 1882 
„ Shropshire Arch{eological(two years compounded) 
„ Dudley and Midland Geological and Scientific 
Society . 
5 0 
1 10 
2 10 
15 0 
Oswestry and Welshpool Naturalist Field Club. 
Birmingham Philosophical Society. 
„ and Midland Institute Scientific Society ... 
Severn Valley Naturalist’s Field Club . 
Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society 
Caradoc Field Club... 
Dudley and Midland Geological and Scientific Society 
Northamptonshire Naturalists’ Society and Field Club 
Oxfordshire Natural History Society . 
Petei'borough Natural History and Scientific Society ... 
Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society . 
Nottingham Naturalists’ Society . 
„ G.RS. „ „ . 
Tamworth Natural History, Geological, and Antiquai 
Society . 
Birmingham Microscoxnsts’ and Naturalists’ Union ... 
Nottingham Working Men’s Natural History Society ... 
Banburyshire Natural History Society . 
Evesham Field Naturalists’ Club . 
Birmingham School Natural History Society . 
Cheltenham Natural Science Society . 
Stroud Natural History and Philosophical Society 
Bedfordshire : Arrears, £2 17s. 6d.) « 
Burton-on-Trent ,. £2 3s. Od. J 
6d. 
Midland Naturalist” 
Cr. 
Expendituee. 
By Treasurer’s Expenses, Stamps, etc. 
„ Secretary’s „ . 
,, Wright, Dain, Peyton, & Co., Printers, Bill for 1882-3 
„ Joseph Moore, Darwin Medal: One Gold, £8 15s., One 
„ Balance in Hand . 
,, Balance against Darwin Die Fund 
£ s. 
d. 
No. o f 
Mbrs. 
Subn. 
10 5 
8 
... 40 
3 
0 10 
0 
... 140 
3 
1 15 
0 
... 224 
1 
0 18 
8 
... 65 
3 
0 16 
3 
... 312 
3 
3 18 
0 
... 62 
3 
0 15 
6 
... 100 
3 
1 5 
0 
... 200 
3 
2 10 
0 
... 20 
3 
0 5 
0 
... 112 
3 
1 8 
0 
... 282 
3 
3 10 
6 
... 94 
3 
1 3 
6 
... 23 
3 
0 5 
9 
an 
... 103 
3 
1 5 
9 
... 44 
3 
0 11 
0 
... 30 
1 
0 2 
6 
... 70 
3 
0 17 
6 
... 35 
3 
0 8 
9 
... 50 
1 
0 4 
2 
... 96 
3 
1 4 
0 
.. 56 
Q 
0 14 
0 
... 86 
3 
0 0 
0 
... 72 
3 
0 0 
0 
2,416 
£34 14 
6 
to 
... 
£2 0 
0 
£ s. 
d. 
• • • 
0 14 
4 
• • • 
1 16 
6 
• • • 
20 18 
0 
ze, 3s. 6d. 
8 18 
6 
... 
•• 
2 7 
2 
£3i 14 6 
£0 17 6 
The usual votes of thanks to the officers of the Union having been 
passed, Mr. de Hamel was re-elected Hon. Treasurer, Mr. W. J. 
Harrison General Hon. Secretary (Mr. T. H. Waller agreeing to act as 
his coadjutor), and Messrs. J. W. Bodger and W. Mathews (of Peter¬ 
borough) were elected as Local Hon. Secretaries for the ensuing year. 
The meeting terminated with votes of thanks to the officers and 
members of the Tamworth Society, who had worked so hard to make 
the meeting a success—a vote which was acknowledged by the able 
Local Secretary, Mr. W. G. Davy —and to the President of the Union 
(E. de Hamel, Esq.) for his able and courteous conduct in the chair. 
LOCAL EXCUKSIONS. 
On the morning of the 12th, and while the Council was sitting, 
many visitors were conducted over some of the local seats of industry, 
including Messrs, Hamel’s tape mills, some large potteries, &c. After 
