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At the meeting of the Club held on February 16th, 1906 r 

 Dr. E. J. Spitta, F.RA.S., F.R.M.S., President, in the Chair, the 

 minutes of the meeting held on January 19th were read and 

 confirmed. 



Messrs. S. C. Akehurst, A. S. Hoole, J. H. Lunn, C. H. 

 Bestow, R. Inwards, F.R.M.S., H. Abson, and S. Glover were 

 balloted for and duly elected members of the Club. 



The 40th Annual Report was read by the Secretary. 



The Statement of Accounts and audited Balance Sheet for the 

 year 1905 was read by the Treasurer. 



It was moved by Mr. Conrady, seconded by Mr. Caffyn, and 

 unanimously carried : " That the Report and Balance Sheet be 

 received and adopted, and that they be printed and circulated in 

 the usual way." 



The Scrutineers having handed in the result of the ballot, the 

 following were declared to have been elected : — 



For President .... E. J. Sputa, L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S.. 



F.R.A.S. 

 r A. D. Michael, F.L.S., F.R.M.S. 

 For Four I The Rt. Hon. Sir Ford North, F.R.S. 



Vice-Presidents. j J. J. Vezey, F.R.M.S. 



IG. C. Karop, M.R.C.S., F.R.M.S. 

 For Treasurer H. Morland. 



For Secretary .... A. Earland. 

 For Assistant Secretary . J. H. Pledge. 

 For Foreign Secretary . C. F. Rousselet, F.R.M.S. 

 For Reporter . . . . R. T. Lewis, F.R.M.S. 

 For Librarian .... Alpheus Smith. 

 For Curator . . . . C. J. Sidwell. 

 For Editor Frank P. Smith. 



IW. Wesche. 

 E. Leonard. 

 C. Turner. 

 F. Hughes. 



The President delivered his annual address, taking for his 

 subject " The Relative Merits of the Long- and Short-Tube 

 Microscopes." 



Mr. Nevill said he thought it was impossible to get the same 

 brilliancy of effect with the short as with the long tube, and that 



