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The President then delivered the Annual Address.* 



Dr. Gray proposed a vote of thanks to the President for the admirable address 

 to which they had just had the pleasure of listening, and moved that it be 

 printed and circulated with the reports. 



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

 and unanimously carried. 



Mr. Peeves and Mr. Moginie were then appointed to act as scrutineers, and 

 the ballot for the election of officers and committee was proceeded with. 



Mr Mclntire proposed a vote of thanks to the President, Committee, and 

 Officers of the Club for their valuable services during the past year. He knew 

 what it was to be on the Committee, and was aware that it took up a great deal 

 of time, and that attendance frequently involved personal inconvenience. Their 

 President had been constant in his attendance, and their Secretai'y had given 

 them several papers during the year, the preparation of which must have greatly 

 augmented his labours. In this vote of thanks he wished to include all their 

 officers, their Librarian, and especially the Excursion Committee, to whom they 

 were greatly indebted, and he would also mention Mr Lewis, the Hon. Eeporter, 

 who did them such good service in taking the notes of their meetings. 



The vote of thanks having been seconded by Mr Loy, was put to the meeting 

 by Dr. Gray, and carried by acclamation. 



Mr. Ingpen said that although Mr. Mclntire's motion very properly included 

 all the officers of the Club, he nevertheless wished to propose a special vote of 

 thanks to Mr. E. T. Lewis, their Hon. Reporter, and " Silent Member." He 

 knew that many amongst them were doing hard routine work for the Club, but 

 he thought that no one worked under such circumstances of self-restraint as 

 Mr. Lewis, for though competent to speak upon all points, and able to give 

 valuable opinions and advice, he felt himself obliged to keep silence, in order 

 to record the utterances of others. He had given them a series of most ad- 

 mirable reports, and should he feel obliged at any time to give up his duties as 

 Eeporter (as he had sometimes hinted might be the case), the Club would find 

 great difficulty in supplying his place. The Committee had been able on that 

 occasion to pay Mr. Lewis the compliment of nominating him for the office of 

 Vice-President, and he (Mr. Ingpen) felt sure the Club would regard that 

 nomination with great satisfaction, and unanimously elect him. 



The vote of thanks having been seconded by Mr. Reeves, was put to the 

 meeting by the President, and unanimously carried. 



Mr. T. C. White proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Dobson and Mr. Hain- 

 worth for their services as Auditors. The looking well after their expenditure, 

 and to the correctness of their accounts was a very important branch of the 

 service, and the gentlemen who performed it were entirely independent of any 

 action on behalf of the Committee. 



Mr. George Williams seconded the vote, which was thereupon put to the 

 meeting by the President, and carried unanimously. 



While the scrutineers were occupied in examining the balloting papers, Mr. 

 Ingpen made a short communication with reference to the last Excursion, which 

 was one to Weybridge, thence by the side of the Canal to Woking, returning by 

 train. They had a fine afternoon, and a very pleasant ramble. Those who 

 were botanists were able to collect many wild flowers, and the "puddlers" 

 were rewarded by finding several fine species of desmids, some beautiful free 



* Printed with the Reports and List of Members. 



