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have completed another year as Officers of this Society, and also 
to thank you gentlemen for your continued confidence as expressed in 
your re-election of me once more as your President, and I trust that 
the coming season will result in renewed prosperity to our Society. 
REPORTS OF FIELD MEETINGS. 
May 28th, 1910, to Clandon. Leader C. P. Pickett. No report 
received, but we understand that very few members put in an 
appearance and that no notable captures were made.— (Ed.) 
June 18th, 1910, to Leith Hill. Leader V. E. Shaw. The 
prospects of success for this excursion were unfortunately marred by 
an oversight on the part of the corresponding secretary, the notices re 
same only reaching members on the day before the excursion; the 
result was that many members had contracted prior engagements. 
Four members and one visitor comprised the party. The afternoon 
being somewhat dull, few butterflies were seen. On the heath atomaria, 
belgiaria and russula were walked up. Among the trees piniaria, 
pectinitaria, sociata, variata, firuiata, liturata, lariciata, unanyulata, 
viontanata, bilineata and unidentaria were netted, and out of the 
bilberry some numbers of advenaria were beaten. In the marshy 
portion amongst the alders a few heparata and luteata were taken. 
Owing to the distance from the station, and the poor train service to 
Holmwood, and also to tea having to be allowed for, the total time on 
the collecting ground was under two hours, but the three new visitors 
to the ground were well pleased with the introduction. (V.E.S. 
July 9th, 1910, to Darenth Wood. Leader V. E. Shawl Only two 
members and one visitor put in an appearance for this field meeting, 
most probably owing to the fact that the previous few days had been 
wet, and that on the morning of the ninth it v T as raining. The after¬ 
noon, however, turned out fine but for absence of sun. The foliage 
being wet not much beating v 7 as done and captures v r ere few, 
comprising didymata, bilineata, rusticata, umbratica and a single 
dodonea. However, large broods of V. urticae and io w T ere met with, 
and from some larvie of the latter the leader bred a few F. cyanosticta 
during August. (V.E.S.) 
