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will be issued in the early summer, and, taken in conjunction with Mr. Miller
Christy's "Birds of Essex," the work will afford a complete and valuable guide
to the vertebrate fauna of the county, and should be welcomed not only by our
Essex members, but by naturalists in London and elsewhere. This book will
form volume iii. of the "Special Memoir" series, and the "Bibliotheca
Essexiensis : a Bibliographical Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets, Maps, etc.,
relating to the County of Essex," now in preparation for the press, will form
volume iv. Full particulars of this last important work, which the Council has
resolved to publish, will be given later.
Meetings, and Papers Contributed.—As stated above, no fewer than
fifteen meetings were held during 1893, five being Ordinary Meetings and ten
Field Meetings, with or without Ordinary Meetings in the evenings. The places
visited were Stratford, Chelmsford, Broomfield, Ilford, Chingford and Sewardstone,
Danbury and Maldon, Barking Side and Wanstead, the River Stour and Ded-
ham, Castle Hedingham, the Deneholes at Grays, Boyle's Court and Brentwood,
High Beech, Epping Forest, and Loughton.
The Council has especially to thank Mr. Walter Crouch, who acted as
Secretary for Field Meetings during the season. It is much to be wished that
Mr. Crouch would continue to act in this capacity during the coming season.
The especial thanks of the Club are due to Mr. Miller Christy, Mr. Charles
Smoothy, Mr. L. Hatton, Mr. and Mrs. Pemberton-Barnes, Mr. and Mrs.
Bevington, and Mr. and Mrs. Lescher, for hospitalities afforded to the Club ; and
the Council also begs to thank the following gentlemen for aid given at the various
meeting):—Mr. Chancellor, Prof. Poulton, Col. C. Swinhoe, Mr. Ashmole,
Mr. H. W. Monckton, Mr. C. E. Benham, Mr. Chas. A.Wright, Mr. Stannard,
Mr. Rowland Cobbold, Mr. A. C. Freeman, Rev. H. A. Lake, Captain Whitmore,
Mr. J. E. Harting, Dr. M. C. Cooke, Dr. Wharton, Mr. H. Groves, Mr. J. T.
Cunningham, and Mr. John Spiller.
It is unnecessary to refer to the various papers read at the meetings. They
are alluded to in the full reports in our Journal; and all of them, together with
papers sent direct to the Editor, and a large number of "notes," have been
published in vol. vii. of The Essex Naturalist.
Technical Instruction.—The members nominated by the Council to serve
upon the Technical Instruction Committee of the Essex County Council, under
Sect. i. (2) of the Technical Instruction Act, 1889, and the resolution of the County
Council of March 15th, 1892, are the same as last year, with the exception that
Mr. G. J. Symons retired, owing to difficulty in attending the meetings. Prof.
Charles Stewart, President of the Linnean Society, and one of the hon. members
of the Club, was nominated to fill the vacancy, and has been accepted by the
County Council. The nominated members are now as follows :—Sir H. E.
Roscoe, F.R.S., Prof. R. Meldola, F.R.S., Mr. J. C. Shenstone, Mr. J. Spiller,
F.I.C, etc., Mr. F. Chancellor, J.P., F.R.I.B.A., and Prof. Charles Stewart,
President L S., etc.
The assistance, scientific and otherwise, given by these gentlemen to the cause
of technical instruction has been most valuable, and the Council has reason to
believe that it is highly appreciated.
Library.—The Library has continued to receive the usual magazines and
journals, either in exchange or by purchase, and some valuable donations of
books have been made. The Librarians propose to present a full report on