REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. 



In accordance with custom your Committee present their Eeport 

 upon the state and progress of the Club during the past year. 



Your Committee announce with pleasure that the Council of 

 University College have renewed their permission to hold our 

 meetings here during the ensuing year. Our cordial thanks are 

 due to them for this long- continued kindness and courtesy. 



Five deaths have occurred among the members during the 

 past year, viz. : — Mr. John T. Allen, Mr. P. Le Neve Foster, 

 Dr. C. Hawker, The Hon. J. C. Vivian, and Mr. H. Willsworth. 

 Among these, the death of Mr. Peter Le Neve Foster will be 

 regretted by those of us who were associated with him. He 

 was one of the earliest members of the Club, having joined in 

 August 1865. He was our President from July 1869 to 1870, 

 and rendered valuable service by his influence and advice. In 

 later years he was unable to attend our meetings, but he always 

 evinced a strong interest in the welfare of the Club. 



Your Committee cannot forbear to mention the recent death 

 of Dr. Tilbury Fox, who retired from the Club some years 

 since. He also was one of our earliest members, and a Vice- 

 President from July 1866 to 1868, during which time he took 

 a very active part in our proceedings, especially in Dr. Cooke's 

 " Fibre Committee." 



There have been 11 resignations during the year ; 37 members 



