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" Fowlness." W. H. Dalton, F.G.S.
* " Some recent Subsidences near Stifford." T. V. Holmes, F.G.S., M.A.I.
" Birds nesting in the neighbourhood of Leigh." F.Foster.
" The Thames Estuary, Past and Present" (Lecture). J. Murie, M.D.,
LL.D., F.L.S.
" Botany in relation to Agriculture" (Lecture). Prof. G. S. Boulger,
F.L.S., F.G.S.
" The Upper Clay of Walton-Naze." W. H. Dalton, F.G.S.
" The Crags of East Anglia ; their fossils, derivative and indigenous" (Lec-
ture). J. E. Taylor, Ph.D., F.G.S.
" The Unexplored Fungi of Epping Forest" (Address). M. C. Cooke,
LL.D., A.L.S.
" The Existing Flowering-Plants of Epping Forest." J. T. Powell.
" Delegates' Report of the B.A. Conference of Local Societies at New-
castle." W. White, F.E.S.
" On collecting Diptera ; with remarks on the Diptera of Epping Forest."
E. Brunetti.
" How to Commence the Study of Botany" (Lecture). George Massee,
F.R.M.S.
"The Inter-relations of the Field Naturalist's Knowledge" Prof. J.
Logan Lobley, F.G.S.
* " On the Mollusca of the Shell-Marl occurring at Felstead, and in other
parts of Essex." J. French. With remarks by W. H. Dalton.
* " Epping Forest Rubi." J. T. Powell.
* " Essex One Hundred and Twenty Years Ago." T. V. Holmes, F.G.S.,
M.A.I.
* " The late Christopher Parsons and his Collections." E. A. Fitch,
F.L.S.
* " An Addition to Epping Forest." W. Cole.
*" Discovery of Celtic Urns at Colchester." Henry Laver, M.R.C.S.,
F.S.A.
* " On a deep Channel of Drift in the Valley of the Cam." W. Whitaker,
F.R.S., F.G.S.
* " The White-Beaked Dolphin in the River Colne." Henry Laver, F.L.S.
* " Destruction of Ancient Monuments in Essex." W. Cole.
* " The Geology of South Essex." T. V. Holmes, F.G.S.
In addition very many short "notes" have been printed, as well as "reports"
of the Meetings.
The Editor (Mr. W. Cole) has more than once alluded to the extra work
caused by the rough state in which many of the papers are sent in for publication,
and the Council has also to complain that in many instances during the last few
years, papers have been "read" before the Club, but the authors have failed to
send in the MSS. of the same. In a Society such as ours it is very difficult to lay
down hard and fast rules to prevent such irregularities, but the Council appeals to
readers of papers to do all in their power to remove these sources of annoyance.
In particular the neglect to furnish the MSS. of papers read acts injuriously upon
the character of the Club—the titles appear in our reports, but the papers them-
selves are not forthcoming.
The Field Meetings held during the season fully maintained the interest and
popularity of the previous years. Meetings were held in Epping Forest, at