South-Western Naturalists' Union

Abstract

THE eighth annual conference of the South-Western Naturalists' Union, attended by individual members and representatives from affiliated societies in the six south-western counties, under the presidency of Dr. F. A. Bather, was held at Gloucester, on June 13–15, at the invitation of the Cotteswold Naturalists' Field Club. Members were welcomed by the Mayor of Gloucester (Councillor S. J. Gillett) and the president of the Cotteswold Field Club (Prof. H. L. Hawkins), and were entertained at a reception in the Museum, where, in addition to the other exhibits, several beautifully executed ancient charters of the city were specially displayed. By the courtesy of the mayor and corporation, meetings were held in the Guildhall, and on the morning of the second day a long business agenda was tackled. A suggestion put forward that the management of the Union's affairs should be entrusted for limited periods to local committees appointed by the affiliated societies in circumscribed areas in rotation was remitted for future consideration.