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One of our Curators, Mr. W. Ilston Cox, has very commendably during 
the year endeavoured to make more known our Transactions, and he 
deserves the thanks of all the members. But it is, to our mind, 
extremely doubtful if anything can be done except very gradually. A 
large membership roll is of the first importance. Once that is attained 
wider publicity is bound to follow, and also, what is almost as im¬ 
portant, the financial burden of production on each individual’s 
shoulder becomes correspondingly lighter. It should here be added 
that the Transactions for 1908 appear smaller than they really are, as 
for some reason best known to the printer the paper is thinner than 
usual. Such alteration was never sanctioned by either of the Secre¬ 
taries, nor by the Council, and the matter must be set straight for the 
next volume, not only for appearance, but also because the thinner 
paper is of considerably poorer quality than that we have had for the 
past six years. 
Of donations the Society has received from Rev. C. R. N. Burrows 
The. Moth Boole, by Dr. J. Holland; from Mr. A. W. Mera, back 
numbers of the Eiitoinnlotfist's Record to complete the Library set; and 
from Mr. W. J. Kaye, a copy of his paper on The Lepidoptera Rhopala- 
cera of Trinidad. The Society’s collection, however, has experienced a 
blank year as far as donations are concerned. Without doubt the 
unsatisfactory position of the cabinet has a great deal to account for 
this apparent apathy towards one of the Society’s assets. That the 
apathy is only apparent we feel sure, and if it were possible to have 
the collection bodily moved to the meeting room, both it and the 
members would greatly benefit. Collections, granted the naming and 
localising of the specimens are the same, are useful in direct proportion 
to their size and completeness. In the meantime, therefore, we beg 
of members to do what they can to fill up the blanks and enlarge the 
series, and perhaps it may be possible at some future date to effect a 
much needed removal of the cabinet. 
The excursions (or excursion) two or three years ago, were so badly 
attended that it appeared hardly worth while holding them. It is a 
great pleasure, therefore, to record that on both occasions during the 
past summer, the two outings were particularly well attended, and, 
we believe, a source of pleasure and enjoyment to all. The first was 
held at Oxshott, and the second on the Clandon Downs, to the former 
Mr. L. B. Prout acted as leader, and, to the latter, Mr. C. P. Pickett 
acted as leader. 
The Exchange Evening, held on the first meeting in November, 
again proved a popular fixture, so that we may now regularly look 
forward to an annual barter of specimens. 
Of the general conduct of our meetings and the interest shown in 
the papers and exhibitions we may all well feel proud. The lectures, 
pa,pers and communications have been well up to the standard now 
happily maintained for some years past, and even if we cannot point 
to all of these in our own Transactions, members need have no fear to 
be ashamed of the year’s work, for it compares favourably with any 
within the life of the Society. 
