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felt some satisfaction in taking his position. They had had eleven 

 Presidents since 18^5. Of that number nine were members of or associated 

 in some intimate way with the profession which had the credit of helping 

 people into the world and out of it. He did not belong to the majority. He 

 felt some satisfaction that, as a somewhat representative man, he belonged to 

 the minority. Then, again, only one of the past Presidents was a botanist, 

 the other ten were zoologists, or professed zoologists ; therefore being a pro- 

 fessed botanist, that branch of science would be somewhat represented in 

 himself. There was another curious coincidence. After the first five Presi- 

 dents came Dr. Braithwaite, after five more he occupied that position, so once 

 in six years they had a botanist occupying that chair. He looked for their 

 support, and he should try to carry out his old rule, " Whatever was worth 

 doing was worth trying to do well." 



Mr. J. C. Fox moved a vote of thanks to the Officers of the Society for their 

 services during the past year. 



Mr. Parsons seconded the vote, which was put to the meeting and carried 

 unanimously. 



The President, on behalf of the meeting, proposed a vote of thanks to the 

 Auditors and the gentlemen who had acted as Scrutineers that evening, which 

 was proposed and passed in the usual manner. 



The President, in moving a vote of thanks to the Council of University 

 College for their continued permission to hold the meetings of the Club in 

 their Library, observed that he was glad that one of the earliest of his acts 

 as President was to move this vote of thanks. It was many years since they 

 had removed from their little room in Piccadilly to come to the College. 

 They had during the whole period enjoyed the closest intimacy with some of 

 the College authorities, and had held their meetings in that admirable apart- 

 ment, and if the thanks of any Society were due to any such foster parents, 

 he thought the thanks of that Society were due to the authorities of 

 University College for their kindness during such a long period. 



The vote of thanks was passed unanimously. 



The meeting closed with the usual Conversazione, and the following 

 object was exhibited : — 



Foot of Leptogaster cylindricus — a speci-") 

 men in which the usual pads are want- v Mr. H. E. Freeman, 

 ing (Sc. Gos. xii. p. 157) .. ) 



Attendance — Members, 54 ; Visitors, 5. 



