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The Secretary read the 21st Report of ihe Committee for the 17 months 

 ending December 31st, 1S86. 



The Treasurer read his statement of accounts for the same period. 

 It was moved by Mr. Morlnnd, and seconded by Mr. Vesey, " That tho 

 reports now read be received and adopted, and that they be printed and 

 circulated in the usual manner." 



The President having put the motion to the meeting, it was unanimously 

 carried. 



The President then read his Annual Address. 



Mr. E. M. Nelson rose with much pleasure to propose a hearty vote of 

 thanks to the President for the very charming address to which they had 

 just been listening. For his own part, he could say that it had been 

 particularly interesting as dealing with matters which did not ordinarily 

 come under his notice, taking as he did rather the mechanical side of 

 natural history subjects. He had been very much appalled by the question 

 as to what fearful catastrophe would happen to anyone at the edge of 

 space, but he knew what his duty was when he stood at the edge of time j 

 and, therefore, at that hour of the evening he would say no more in favour 

 of a motion which he felt would commend itself to all v, ho were present. 



Mr. Waller having seconded the motion, it was put to the meeting by 

 Mr. Nelson, and carried by acclamation. 



The President said he had talked so much already that he would only 

 now thank the members for the vote of thanks which they had so kindly 

 passed. 



Mr. Weston moved " That the best thanks of the members be given to 

 the President, Officers, and Committee of the Club for the services they 

 had so efficiently rendered during the past year and a half." 



Mr. John Pearson having seconded the motion, it was put to the meeting 

 and unanimously carried. 



Mr. Spencer proposed a vote of thanks to the Auditors and Scrutineers, 

 which was seconded by Mr. Enock, and carried unanimously. 



A vote of thanks to the Council of University College, for continued 



permission to meet in that building, w; s proposed by Mr. Hardy, seconded 



by Mr. Dunning, and carried unanimously ; and the proceedings terminated 



with the usual Conversazione, and the following objects were exhibited : — 



Paludicella JEhrenbergii ... ... ... Mr. P. W. Andrew. 



Pollen of Goethea MaJcoyana ... ... Mr. E. T. Browne. 



Battledore wing Fly, Mymar pulchellus $ ,| Mr F EnQck 

 and drawing of same ... ... ) 



Comose appendices of seed of Strophanthus ~) ,, „ t, 



*• -a At • • C Mr - H ' E PP S ' 



nisjpidus, an African arrow poison ) 



Attendance — Members, 64 ; Visitors, 4. 



