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Dr. Gray felt sure that all would agree with him in proposing a vote of thanks 

 to the President for his able and interesting address. 



Dr. Matthews had very much pleasure in seconding the proposal, which was 

 then put to the meeting and unanimously carried. 



The President having briefly responded, 



The ballot for officers for the ensuing year, in place of those retiring in ac- 

 cordance with the bye laws, took place, Mr. Ward having been appointed scru- 

 tineer on behalf of the Committee, and Mr. W. W. Eeeves on that of the 

 members. 



The Scrutineers having handed in their report, the following gentlemen were 

 declared to have been duly elected — 



As President 



As Vice-Presidents ...< 



Dr. 

 Dr. 



Mr. 

 Mr. 

 Mr. 



As Four Members of 

 Committee 



As Treasurer ... 

 As Hon. Secretary ... 



1 J 



Lionel S. Beale, F.E.S. 

 P. Braithwaite. 

 A. E. Durham. 

 Chas. J. Leaf. 

 Henry Lee. 



"Mr. W. H. Golding. 



Mr. T. Greenish. 



Mr. W. T. Loy. 



IjVIr. E. Marks. 



Mr. R. Hardwicke. 



Mr. T. C. White. 



As Hon. Secretary for Foreign") ,_ tr „ ^ , 



n J , s $ Mr. M. C. Cooke. 



Correspondence. ) 



A vote of thanks to the Scrutineers was proposed by the President, seconded 

 by the Secretary, and carried unanimously. 



The President expressed a hope that Mr. R. T. Lewis would continue to carry 

 on the work which he had so long performed, by acting as reporter to the Club 

 during another year. 



The Secretary joined in making a request to Mr. Lewis for a continuance of 

 his services, and bore testimony to their value in the past. 



The following donations to the Club were announced : — 



"Land and Water" (weekly) from the Editor. 



" Science Gossip," for July and August 



" The Popular Science Review" 



"The Monthly Microscopical Journal for^ 



July and August ) 



" The American Naturalist" 



"Proceedings of the Geologists' Association" 



" Smithsonian Annual Reports for 1868-9"... 



-L OilvlL • • • ••• ••• ••» ••• . i , 



2 Slidp<? 



50 Slides of Diatomacese, from the Collections"] 

 of the late Professors Gregory, Greville, [ 

 and Arnott, from different friends of Mr. | 

 Thomas Curties J 



24 Slides (general specimens) 



G Slides 

 — '■.I Policies ... ... ... ... ... ••■ 



the Publisher. 



j> 



in exchange. 



the Secretary. 



C the Secretary of the Smith- 

 < sonian Institution, Wash- 

 ington. 



Mr. L. Bennett. • 



Mr. N. Burgess. 



Mr. T. Curties. 



Mr. G.Pat on. 

 Mr. Amos Topping. 

 Mr. J. G. WaUer. 

 Mr. T. C. White. 



