166 THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB.—REPORTS OF MEETINGS.
Papers Read.—Mr. F. J. Chittenden read a paper on "The Mosses of
Essex: a Contribution to the Flora of the County." Mr. Chittenden had
undertaken to examine the collections of Mosses in the possession of the Club, and
to collate them with other records from the County, and the, present paper was
the result of his labours. He had also very kindly promised to arrange the
collections of mosses in the Museum, and he exhibited some sheets for the
herbarium already completed.
The President warmly thanked Mr. Chittenden in the name of the Club for an
excellent piece of work.
Remarks on the paper (which will appear in the Essex Naturalist) were
made by Mr. Paulson, Mr. Barnard, and Mr. J. Wilson, and Mr. Chittenden
replied.
Mr. T. V. Holmes, F.G.S., then read a paper entitled "Mysterious
Subsidence at Mucking, Essex, and Miscellaneous Denehole Notes, 1906."
Mr. W. Whitaker, F.R.S, made some remarks on points in the paper, and a
hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Holmes.
THE 26th ANNUAL MEETING AND SPECIAL MEETING.
Saturday, April 7th, 1906.
These meetings were held at the Municipal Technical Institute, Stratford, at
4.30p.m., Mr. Miller Christy, F.L.S., President, in the chair.
Minutes.—The minutes of the 25th Annual Meeting, held on April 8th,
1905, and printed in the Essex Naturalist, vol. xiv., pp. 68-9, were read and
confirmed.
Annual Report of Council.—This is printed in the Year Book for
1906-7, at pp. 17-18.
Financial Statement.—Mr. Howard, the Hon. Treasurer, presented the
Annual Statement, which is also printed in the Year Book, p. 19.
On the motion of Prof. Meldola, seconded by Mr. Spiller and Mr. Walter
Crouch, the report and statement were adopted.
Tea Fund.—The Secretary presented the account of the Tea Fund for the
Session 1905-6.
Members of Council and Officers Elected.—At the meeting on February
24th last, the following Members retired from the Council :—Messrs. Shen-
stone, Spiller, Varley, McLachlan, Elliott, and Dr. Mason ; and the following
were nominated as new Members of the Council : —Messrs. Bryan Corcoran,
Hugh McLachlan, A.R.I.B.A., D. J. Scourfield, F.R.M.S., J. C. Shenstone
F.L.S., John Spiller, F.I.C., F.C.S., and F. H. Varley, F.R.A.S. As officers
for 1906, the following were nominated :—President, Mr. Miller Christy, F.L.S. ;
Treasurer, Mr. David Howard, J.P., F.C.S., Pres. I.C. ; Hon. Secretaries, Mr.
W.Cole and Mr. B. Cr. Cole; Librarian, Mr. Thomas W. Reader, F.G.S';
Auditors, Mr. Walter Crouch, F.Z.S., and Mr. J. D. Cooper. No other
Members having been proposed, the above-named stood elected as Members of
the Council and Officers for 1906, and were so declared by the Chairman.
The President intimated that he would reserve his Address until the evening
meeting.