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The General Excursions with their Conductors in each cass were as follows:— 
1913. 
May 14th.—Shaf tesbury, Hod Hill, and Cranborne Chase, by the Rev. F. 
Ehlvers, Rector of Shaftesbury, and Mr. George Brownen. 
May 28th.—Atlielhampton Hall, Puddletown and Bere Regis Churches, by 
Mr. George Brownen. 
June 12th.—A Cruise in Poole Harbour (the Lakeland of Dorset), by Mr. 
Harry Pouncy. 
June 25th.—Sherborne, by Colonel Sir Wm. Watts, K.C.B. 
July 5th.—Milton Abbey and Bingham’s Melcombe, by the Rev. Herbert 
Pentin, M.A. 
July 16th.—Wilton House, by Alderman E. Slow and Sir Daniel Morris. 
August 20th.—Salisbury and Old Sarurn, by Colonel Hawley, F.S.A. 
Sept. 16th.—Canford Manor, by Mr. George Brownen. 
All the General Excursions were well attended and very successful. 
Particulars of the Sectional Lectures and Excursions are given in the 
Sectional Reports. 
At the last Annual Meeting Sir E. Ray Lankester, K.C.B., 
F.R.S., was unanimously re-elected President for the second year. 
The Council is much pleased to state that Sir Daniel Morris, 
K.C.M.G., its esteemed Chairman of Council, has consented to 
be nominated to the Presidential Chair for the coming year. 
The Society has felt the loss of the valued services of Dr. G. 
E. j. Crailan, a former President, who has gone to reside in jer¬ 
sey, and the removal by death of Mr. George Galpin, who took 
a keen interest in botanical matters. 
The lease of the Society’s Rooms at the Granville Chambers 
having expired on the 25th of March, and with the permission of 
the Education Committee the Society has been accommodated 
with quarters at the Municipal College at Lansdowne. The 
Council and Meeting Room is sufficiently large for most Meetings 
except the General, and there is sufficient room for the Library and 
some cases for the Botanical and Geological Collections. Fur¬ 
ther, it is in a central situation and closely adjoining the Public 
Library. 
Sir Daniel Morris again acted as Delegate of the Society at 
the British Association Meeting held at Birmingham, and Dr. W. 
T. Ord, F.G.S., represented the Society at the Congress of the 
South Eastern Union of Scientific Societies at Hampstead. 
The Belfast Naturalists’ Field Club held its 50th Anniversary 
in May, when Mr. T. Michell, the Hon. Secretary, was kind 
enough to serve as Delegate. 
The Council is pleased to announce that the South-Eastern 
Union of Scientific Societies, on the invitation of the Borough 
Council, will hold its next Congress' at Bournemouth in June* 
