If. on the other hand, be is so fortunate as to make acquaintances 

 a { fche ( Hub, he soon feels at home and continues a member. Tbe 

 11. -a- member should on first attending tbe Club make himself 

 known to the Secretary, or to some other Officer, who will intro- 

 duce him to other members, and otherwise endeavour to advise 

 or assist him. The Committee desire to point out that the value 

 of assistance in helping new members to settle down in their 

 surroundings can hardly be overestimated. 



The total number of members on the books of the Club on 

 December 31st was 402, as compared with 382 in the previous 

 year, and represents the highest figure which has been reached 

 F( »r very many years. 



The attendance both on " gossip " nights and at the ordinary 

 meetings has been extremely large, and continues to increase, 

 The largest attendance during the year was on December 15th, 

 when ninety-three members and twenty visitors were present ; but 

 the meeting on November 17th, with an attendance of eighty -three 

 members and twenty-six visitors, makes a good second. The objects 

 exhibited also show no falling off either in interest or number. 

 The Secretary, however, continues to experience great difficulty 

 in obtaining papers suitable for publication, and in default, it 

 has on several occasions been necessary to fall back on lectures. 

 These have been of an uniformly high standard of interest, and 

 much appreciated by the audience; but unfortunately they do not 

 contribute much material for use in the Journal. The lack of 

 papers appears to be largely due to a reluctance to submit notes 

 or short papers; but this is a mistake, inasmuch as a short paper 

 may in itself be of the highest value, and even the briefest note 

 may furnish more matter for discussion than a long paper. The 

 maintenance of the Journal at the high standard which has been 

 achieved in the past, and which has caused it to be sought in 

 e by kindred societies in all parts of the world, can only 



