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3914. The Council of the Natural Science Society will join with 
the Borough Council in making the necessary arrangements for 
the visit of this distinguished body interested in scientific matters 
of local interest. It is sincerely hoped that as many Members as 
possible with their Friends will join the Congress in its meetings 
and excursions and assist to make it a success. Preliminary 
arrangements are in course of being made and further particulars 
will be issued at an early date. 
The Barton fossils shells, known as the Dent Collection, have 
been acquired by the Society and some of the more interesting 
specimens will be placed on exhibit at an early date. The Collec¬ 
tion is regarded as a fine one, and it contains a fev/ specimens of 
almost unique importance. 
In addition to the above the following have been presented by 
private donors to the Geological Collection. 
Miss Buckland gave a Collection of miscellaneous speci¬ 
mens, which formed part of Professor Buckland’s Oxford 
Collection. 
A collection of local specimens, presented by Miss Laidlay. 
Fossil leaves from the Bournemouth Cliffs, given by Mr. 
H. Morden Bennett. 
Shells from the Barton Cliffs, presented by Mr. A. Gray. 
Calcite Crystals from Corfe, presented by the Rev. T. S. 
Ross. 
Specimens of Carboniferous Limestone (Cheddar) and of 
Igneous Rocks (Scotland), presented by Dr. G. E J. Crallan. 
And several other minor gifts. 
Books and pamphlets on Geology were presented by Messrs. 
R. V. Sherring and I. M. Gray; Stanfield’s chart of Bristol Fos¬ 
sils was given by the Rev. F. A. Allen; and a valuable copy of 
Brander’s Hampshire Fossils (1766) by Mr. H. St. Barbe. 
The principal donors to the Botanical Collections were the 
Rev. E. F. Linton, through whose kindness a valuable gift was 
made of the large part of the Botanical Collection of the late 
Jlev. W. H. Purchas; some British plants from Miss Ida Roper; 
and Mr. Liddiard, who gave specimens of New Zealand plants'. 
Books and pamphlets on Botanical subjects were presented by 
Mr. 1 hos. Shepherd, Dr. Mahomed, Mr. R. V. Sherring, and Mr. 
Arthur Gray. 
The following were the principal donors of books relating to 
the other sections :— 
Mr. Aubrey Edwards presented 23 vols. of the Selborne 
Magazine. 
Mr. Hugh A. Saunders gave a copy of the XXth Century 
Citizen’s Atlas. 
Mr. Henry Backhouse presented several journals of the 
Alpine Club. 
