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PROCEEDINGS. 
March 9.—The Natural Occurrence and Manufacture of Rubber; by 
S. J. Johnstone. 
-- 23.—Notes on Birds observed in Hertfordshire during the 
year 1908 ; by W. Bickerton, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. 
- The Weather of the year 1908 in Hertfordshire ; by John 
Hopkinson, F.R.Met. Soc., Assoc.Inst. C.E., etc. 
Report on Phenological Phenomena observed in Hertford¬ 
shire during the year 1908; by Edward Mawley, 
F. R. Met. Soc. 
A list of Dragonflies observed in the neighbourhood of 
Shenley ; by E. R. Speyer, F.Z.S. 
Report on the Conference of Delegates to the British 
Association at Dublin in 1908 ; by John Hopkinson. 
April 26.—Anniversary Address : A Glimpse at our Inland Crustacea ; 
by the President, Canon A. M. Norman, M.A., D.C.L., 
LL.D., F.R.S. 
Oct. 12.—Protective Resemblance in Insects ; by Hugh Main, B.Sc., 
F.Z.S. 
- 26.—Plants of the Seashore; by E. J. Salisbury, B.Sc., F.L.S. 
Nov. 16.—Side-lights on Bird Life; by W. Bickerton, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. 
Dec. 16.—A Chat about Bacteria ; by H. S. Fremlin, L.R.C.P., D.P.H. 
On April 24th by the kindness of Dr. H. R. Mill a meeting 
was held at his Meteorological Observatory, when the use of his 
various instruments and apparatus was explained. On May 22nd 
by the courtesy of the Earl of Clarendon a Field Meeting was 
held at The Grove, when the gardens and park were thrown open 
to the members, who were subsequently entertained at tea by 
Mr. and Mrs. Hopkinson at their residence, Weetwood. What 
would otherwise have been an enjoyable Field Meeting atColney 
Heath on June 12th was interfered with by the inclement 
weather. By the courtesy of the Hon. A. Holland-Hibbert 
a Field Meeting was held at Munden on June 26th. The 
beautiful gardens were thrown open to the members and the 
collection of local birds and many objects of archaeological 
interest were examined. The Tring Zoological Museum was 
visited on July 17th, when the Hon. Walter Rothschild and 
Dr. E. Hartert kindly exhibited some of the more interesting 
specimens in the unrivalled zoological collections. On July 24th 
a Field Meeting, in conjunction with the Geologists’ Association 
of London, was held at the Croxley Gravel Pits, and subsequently 
a visit was paid to Sir Hugh Beevor’s house, to inspect his fine 
collection of local Stone Implements. On October 16th a meeting 
was held at the Natural History Museum, South Kensington, 
when the Darwin Memorial Exhibition was inspected. 
The first part of the fourteenth volume of the ‘ Transactions ’ 
of the Society has been published during the year. It comprises 
96 pages, 4 plates, and 6 text-figures, and contains papers which 
were read before the Society in 1908. Apart from those of 
general interest there are valuable papers on local subjects, 
including “ The Chalk of Hertfordshire and the Ocean in which 
it was formed,” “ Recent discoveries of Palaeolithic Implements 
in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire,” and Reports on Lepidoptera, 
Birds, Phenological Phenomena, and Weather, of the County. 
