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give every information in his power, and he could only regret that so little 

 use should be made of the large store of information in the possession of 

 some of their members. All suggestions, however, were regarded as valu- 

 able, and would at all times receive the attention of the Committee. 



The President having again put to the meeting the adoption of the reports, 

 the motion was carried unanimously. 



Mr. Parsons and Mr. F. H. Ward having been appointed Scrutineers, pro- 

 ceeded to the ballot for Officers and Committee for the ensuing year. 



The President then delivered the Annual Address. 



Mr. E. T. Newton said it was always a pleasant thing to propose some- 

 thing which one knew that all present would be agreed upon, and he had 

 therefore great satisfaction in moving a hearty vote of thanks to the Pre- 

 sident for his admirable Address, and in requesting him to allow it to be 

 printed and circulated with the report. 



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

 Mr. Newton, and carried by acclamation. 



The President, in acknowledging the vote and acceding to its terms, said 

 that in the preparation of his Address he had made use of two important 

 works upon the subject, the " Metamorphoses of Man and the Lower 

 Animals," by Quatrefages, and " Steenstrnp's Alternation of Generations," 

 which he now had much pleasure in presenting to the library. 



Mr. F. W. Andrew moved a vote of thanks to the President, Officers, and 

 Committee for their services during the past year. 



Mr. Parsons having seconded the motion, it was put to the meeting, and 

 carried unanimously. 



The President having acknowledged the vote of thanks on behalf of 

 himself and his colleagues, then said he had great pleasure in proposing 

 one other vote which he was sure would be received by them as a sub- 

 stantial one, and accorded with very great satisfaction. Year after year 

 they had been privileged to meet in that splendid room, and the fact was 

 every time impressed upon them that they were indebted for the privilege 

 to the Council of University College, whose universal kindness and courtesy 

 could not be too highly appreciated. It was with confidence therefore 

 that he asked the members to unanimously pass a vote of hearty thanks 

 to the Council of University College for their continued permission to 

 make use of the library for the purposes of their meetings. 



The vote of thanks was then put and carried by acclamation. 



A vote of thanks to the Auditors and Scrutineers having been proposed 

 by Mr. Curties, and seconded by Mr. Goodwin, was put to the meeting and 

 carried unanimously. 



The President then announced that the following gentlemen were 

 unanimously elected as Officers and Members of Committee for the ensuing 

 year : — 



President. — Dr. M. C. Cooke. 



Vice-Presidents. — Messrs. A. D. Michael, E. T. Newton, Charles 



Stewart, and T. C. White. 



