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Hox. Treasurer Mr. F. W. Gay, F.E.M.S. 



Hon. Secretary Mr. G. C. Karop, M.R.C.S., &c. 



Hon. Secretary for Foreign") 

 Correspondence and Editors Mr. Henry F. Hailes. 

 of Journal... ) 



Hon. Reporter Mr. R. T. Lewis, F.R.M.S. 



Hon. Librarian Mr. Alpheus Smith. 



Hon. Curator Mr. C. Emery. 



Mr E. T. Newton, F.G.S. 



Four Members to Supply Va- \ Mr. B. W. Priest. 

 cancies on Committee ... 1 Mr. J. G. Waller. 



(- Mr. T. C. White, M.R.C.S., &c. 



The Secretary read the Annual Report of the Committee, also the 

 Treasurer's Annual Statement of Account and Balance Sheet, duly audited 

 and certified as correct. 



Mr. Buffham moved the adoption of the Report, which he thought was one 

 upon which the unofficial members of the Club might well congratulate 

 themselves as being one which could hardly be more satisfactory. One 

 portion of the report particularly commended itself to their notice, and 

 that was the reference made to the purchase of so many valuable books for 

 the library. It had no doubt been the experience of many besides himself 

 that if they had any special subject which they wished to study they found 

 considerable difficulty in getting along without the right books for reference, 

 and he could only say that he hoped the Committee would in future avail 

 themselves of all the means within their power for purchasing the very best 

 works on various subjects which could be procured. 



Mr. Goodwin had much pleasure in seconding the report. He had heard 

 it said that a Society never prospered until it found itself in debt, 

 probably because when it found itself in difficulties it exerted its greatest 

 energies, but, however that might be, he must admit that there was a feel- 

 ing of comfort in finding that the balance was on the right side. He had 

 noticed a new feature, x'ecently introduced into another Society, which 

 he thought they might do well to take into consideration, and that was as 

 to the admission of ladies as members. It might be that in that Society 

 the resolution was adopted as a tentative measure, in which case he hoped 

 its future would be watched with a view to profiting by the experience 

 gained. For his own part he should like te see a similar feature introduced 

 into their own Society. 



The President said he was very glad, personally, to have received the 

 testimony of the mover of this resolution, as a non-official member of the 

 Club, as to the action of the Committee during the past year in their 

 endeavours to increase the efficiency of the library. They would see 

 by the report that a large sum — scarcely less than £100 — had been ex- 

 pended in the purchase of books of reference, many of which were of 

 a very valuable character to the student of microscopy, and the expendi- 

 ture of so large an amount had naturally caused them to feel some degree of 

 responsibility in the matter. He was, therefore, very glad to find that 

 their action had been so much approved by the members, and that they felt 



