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him (Mr. Michael) the most likely to prove themselves the correct ones, 

 or, at all events, to include the correct one. 



Mr. Disney said he had pleasure in rising to second the vote of 

 thanks which Mr. Michael had proposed. 



He said lie would also like to draw especial attention to the useful 

 and valuable suggestions which the President had urged, namely, the 

 provision of adequate show cases for the Society's collection of Micro- 

 scopes and other instruments, as well as the arrangement of a thoroughly 

 representative exhibition of slides. 



The motion was put to the Meeting and carried with acclamation. 



The President thanked the meeting for the hearty way in which they 

 had received the motion, and said that it would give him great pleasure 

 to have his Address published in the Transactions. 



Mr. Earland said that it fell to his lot to propose the next vote of 

 thanks, namely, to the Honorary Officers of the Society. He supposed 

 that he had been asked to undertake this pleasant task as a Fellow of 

 the Society who had had some experience elsewhere of the difficulties 

 which came in the way of Honorary Officers. He thought that all would 

 allow that the success of a Society depended almost entirely on the 

 energy and efficiency of its officers. Fellows of the Society came to the 

 meetings expecting entertainment and instruction, and were very rarely 

 disappointed, and it might not occur to them that the success of .such 

 meetings had been secured, perhaps, at the cost of sleepless nights spent 

 by the Secretary in the attempt to obtain an emergency paper, or that 

 the Treasurer had been occupied in trying to bring out his balance 

 on the right side of the sheet — not always with the success which he 

 desired ! He had always admired the Treasurer's office more than that 

 of any other Officer, since it had always been quite beyond his capacity 

 to understand a balance sheet. 



He also wished to move a vote of thanks to those who might perhaps 

 be called the " lesser lights " among the Officers of the Society, namely, 

 to its Librarian and Curator, who had no less arduous duties to perform, 

 but who came less under the public notice. 



The Society had just dropped one of its pilots in the person of their 

 genial and popular friend, Dr. Hebb, who for many years past had been 

 their Secretary, and whose never-failing kindness and good humour had 

 been one of the most attractive features of the Society. He thought that 

 it might truly be said that the success of the Society during the years of 

 Dr. Hebb's activity as Secretary had been very largely due to his exer- 

 tions. His successor was well known to microscopists, and he had no 

 doubt that in him they would have an equally energetic man. 



He begged to move the vote of thanks to all Officers. 



Mr. Pledge rose to second the proposal, which, having been put to 

 the Meeting, was carried unanimously. 



Mr. Wilson said that he rose to propose a vote of thanks to two 

 gentlemen who were not included in Mr. Earland's vote, and in whom 

 the Society placed great confidence, namely, the Honorary Auditors. 

 Unless reliance could be placed on the statements made by the Auditors, 

 he thought the Society would be placed in rather a queer box. He had 



