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If in the neighbourhood of Watford they had managed to'prevent 
London from taking their water, those on the other side of the 
connty were subject to the Hew Eiver Company sinking wells 
along their property, and really draining the Lea Valley of water, 
and it could refuse to give them a single drop. They might 
perhaps have to come to Watford with their hats in their hands 
and ask them to give them some. Their wells were very much 
lower than they were some years ago. The Hew Eiver Company 
was sinking very deep wells, the population of London was rapidly 
increasing, the ordinary wells in the neighbourhood were supplied 
with surface-water, and he feared that the deepest would be 
affected and the shallowest would be dried, and that there would 
be a scarcity of water all along the valley. 
3. “ Hote on the Discovery of Ornix fagivora in Hertfordshire.” 
Ey A. F. Griffith, M.A. ( Transactions , Vol. VI, p. 75.) 
4. “ The Swan.” By S. Monckton White. 
5. “ Hote on a White Stoat at Hoddesdon.” By F. M. Campbell, 
F.L.S., F.Z.S., etc. ( Transactions, Vol. VI, p. 76.) 
Several stuffed specimens of the stoat varying considerably in 
colour, and also the white one referred to in his paper, were 
exhibited by Mr. Campbell. 
Ordinary Meeting, 16th April, 1890, at St. Albans. 
A. E. Gibbs, Esq., F.L.S., in the Chair. 
Mrs. Acworth, The Hook, Horthaw, Potter’s Bar; Mr. Charles 
H. Ashdown, F.E.G.S., Belmont, St. Albans; the Eev. W. D. 
Fenning, M.A., Haileybury College, Hertford; and Mr. H. J. 
Salisbury, Alma Eoad, St. Albans, were proposed for membership 
of the Society. 
The following papers were read :— 
1. “ On Local Scientific Investigation in connection with Com¬ 
mittees of the British Association.” By John Hopkinson, F.L.S., 
F.G.S., etc. {Transactions, Vol. VI, p. 37.) 
2. “ On Geological Photography in Hertfordshire.” By John 
Hopkinson, F.L.S., F.G.S., etc. ( Transactions , Vol. VI, p. 49.) 
3. “ The Art of Photography.” By S. Monckton White. 
Mr. White said that he believed it was the intention of the 
Hertfordshire Hatural History Society to introduce the art of 
photography to the consideration of its members, and having 
started a camera of his own within the last twelve months, it 
had occurred to him what a boon it would be, and how much 
it would add to the interest of the Society’s field meetings, if some 
of the members were able to bring home with them a memento 
of their day’s outing, in the shape of a photograph of some place of 
interest, a ruin, church, or pretty piece of scenery ; for an amateur 
had this advantage—he could roam at his pleasure and photograph 
