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Jena, referred at some length to the distinguished services 

 rendered by him to optical science, and especially to microscopy, 

 culminating in the production of his apochromatic objective. 

 An expression of the personal and scientific loss sustained was 

 entered in the minutes, and it was resolved that a letter of 

 sympathy should be sent by the Secretary to the late Professor's 

 family. 



The list of nominations by the Committee for Officers of the 

 Club for the ensuing year was read by the Secretary. 



Messrs. D. Bryce. J. M. Allen, J. T. Holder, E. Leonard, and 

 W. Gardner were proposed for election as members of the 

 Committee to fill four vacancies caused by the retirement of 

 Messrs. Bryce, Hilton, Vezey, and Stokes. 



Mr. Hicks was proposed and elected Auditor on behalf of the 

 members. 



Mr. C. F. Rousselet read a paper on " A Description of the 

 Housselet Compressorium," specimens of the instrument being 

 exhibited. 



A paper by Mr. Merlin "On the Cut Suctorial Tubes of the 

 Drone-fly's Proboscis as a Suggested Test-object for Medium 

 Powers " was read by the Secretary. 



A discussion ensued as to the species of Drone-fly referred to, 

 and the optical means employed in making the observation, in 

 which Messrs. Wesche, Stokes, Conrady, Rheinberg, the Secretary 

 and the President took part. 



Votes of thanks were unanimously passed to the authors of 

 the papers. 



At the Annual Meeting held on February 17th, 1905, Dr. 

 E. J. Spitta, F.R.A.S., F.R.M.S., etc., President, in the Chair, 

 the minutes of the meeting held on January 20th were read and 

 confirmed. 



.Messrs. H. Brooks, R. W. Sindall, W. C. Mann, T. G. Taylor, 

 C. A. Lambert, J. C. Webb, and J. Asals were balloted for and 

 duly elected members of the Club. 



The President having appointed Messrs. Downs and Dick as 

 Scrutineers, the ballot for the election of Officers and Council for 

 the ensuing year was taken. 



The Secretary read the 39th Annual Report of the Club. 



The Treasurer read his Statement of Account and Balance 

 Sheet for 1904. 



