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at the "Hall" with great cordiality by Mr. and Mrs. Hope; at Layer Marney
Towers Mr. and Mrs. Maclean entertained the members most kindly at "afternoon
tea" ; the Bishop's Stortford Meeting was made memorable by the lavish hospi-
tality and kindness of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Mann, and all who were at Maldon will
retain lasting recollections of the welcome given to them by the Mayor and Mrs.
Fitch. The Council has also to thank Mr, Fitch for his liberality in hiring the
barge "Rose" and the yacht "Matilda" at the Maldon meeting free of expense
to the Club, and Messrs. John Taylor & Sons for the loan of the barge in which
the excursion on the river Stort was taken. Full reports of the Field Meetings
have appeared in the Essex Naturalist, in which the services rendered at them
are gratefully acknowledged; but the Council desires specially to thank the
following gentlemen, who as "Conductors" or in many other ways greatly aided in
carrying out the several programmes :—Rev. C. L. Ackland, Prof. Boulger, Rev.
H. J. Boys, Dr. M. C. Cooke, Mr. Walter Crouch, Mr. E. A. Fitch, Mr. J. C.
Freeman, Mr. W. H. Harwood, Rev. P. M. Holden, Mr. E. M. Holmes, Mr.
T. V. Holmes, Mr. G. P. Hope, Rev. E. R. Horwood, Dr. Laver, Mr. T. J.
Mann, Mr. G. Massee, Prof. Meldola, Mr. J. T. Middleton, Rev. A. Poole, Rev.
B. Ruck-Keene, Mr. J. C. Shenstone, Mr. G. J. Symons, Mr. Thos. Taylor, Mr.
Marshall Taylor, Captain Thompson, Mr. C. O. Waterhouse, Mr. W. Whitaker,
and Mr. W. White. Mr. White, as Secretary to the Field Meetings Committee,
has also done useful work in arranging with the railway authorities certain details
in connection with the excursions.
The following is a list of the papers and addresses that have been read or
delivered at the above mentioned meetings :—
"The Subterranean Geology of South-Eastern England." T. V. Holmes,
F.G.S., M.A.I.
"On the introduction of a New Game Bird (the Tinamu) into Essex, with
some account of its habits." J. E. Harting, F.L.S.
"The Essex Shore and Marshes of the Thames." F. C. J. Spurrell,
F.G.S.
"Essex Heronries." E. A. Fitch, F.L.S.
"Fifty Years Ago in Essex." Henry Laver, F.L.S., F.S.A.
"Some Essex Boulders." Rev. A. W. Rowe, M.A., F.G.S.
"The Weather: how to observe it; with special reference to Rainfall."
G. J. Symons, F.R.S.
"The Life and Works of Dr. Derham, F.R.S." Prof. G. S. Boulger,
F.L.S., F.G.S.
"Modern Falconry." Thomas J. Mann.
"Indian Hawks and Hawking." Captain C. H. Thompson.
"Short Notes on the History of Maldon." E. A. Fitch, F. L.S.
"The Ancient Customs and Worthies of Maldon." E. A. Fitch, F.L.S.
"Notes on Sir Edwin Landseer." Miller Christy.
"The Blackwater Estuary." E. A. Fitch, F.L.S.
"The Geology of Maldon and the Blackwater Estuary." T. V. Holmes,
F.G.S., M.A.I.
"Notes on the Larger Fungi of Epping Forest." Dr. M. C. Cooke,
A.L.S., &c.
"Unsolved Problems in Plant-life." George Massee, F.R.M.S.
"Photographing Large Game." Miller Christy.
"The late Col. Russell's Contributions to Photography." Prof. R.
Meldola, F.R.S., F.C.S.