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interest and to teach such people is through the description, 
discussion, and criticism of new research. An account,” he said, 
“ of some piece of original work actually in course of progress, 
and described by the enthusiast who is himself carrying it on, 
is far more interesting and stimulating than any second-hand 
account in text-books and treatises of the work that has been 
done at some previous time by others, . . . Anyone who hears 
a keen naturalist describe the excitement with which he has 
watched something new in the habits of animal or plant must 
catch the spirit of enthusiasm, and feel the stir of interest that 
is the inspiration of all successful teaching and learning.” 
A few further extracts from the Address will elucidate the 
author’s views on this matter. “ I often feel,” he said, “ that 
the sort of book which is really wanted at the present day is 
a simple untechnical account of the living work by the worker 
himself. No matter how abstruse or advanced a research may 
be, there is always something in it which is of surpassing 
interest if understood, and this can surely be expressed simply 
and made intelligible without any detailed knowledge of the 
science in all its bearings.” “I believe that many a scientific 
investigator could attract an army of willing workers through 
the Local Societies if he were given the opportunity of interesting 
them in his own researches, of suggesting to them lines of 
simple investigation which they could profitably pursue, and of 
continuing to guide them by advice and criticism. Something 
of the sort is occasionally done in the study of the local flora 
and fauna . . .” “I think it a duty incumbent upon those of 
us who have had the opportunities, and have tasted the rare 
delight of scientific research, to lend a helping hand to those 
who desire to share both its toil and its treasure, but have 
not been able to reach these by the well-recognized path that we 
have ourselves pursued.” 
In the course of a short discussion Mr. William Dale said 
that the Address pointed to the necessity of Local Societies 
meeting in winter as well as in summer. The Hants Field Club 
met only in summer, and this was probably the case with many 
others ; but your Delegate expressed the opinion that Mr. Dale’s 
Club was almost, if not quite, alone in not holding winter 
meetings. It would, he said, be very advantageous to local 
societies if they could get original workers on various subjects 
to bring their investigations before such evening meetings, 
disclosing their methods and stating the results at which they 
aimed, but he thought that it would be by no means an easy 
matter to get many to do so. 
Miss Mary Hobson then introduced the subject of “ Sanctuaries 
for our Native Flora and Fauna.” 
The establishment of sanctuaries, chiefly by the protection 
from intrusion of suitable waste lands, was advocated, and 
examples, such as Lambay Island, were instanced. The 
collecting, even by naturalists for scientific purposes, of rare 
