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Mr. Reeves thought it would be very much better to settle the matter at 

 once if they could do so. 



Mr. Vesey then moved, " That in future the annual meetings of the Club 

 be held on the fourth Friday in February." 



Mr. Spencer having seconded the motion, 



The President put it to the meeting, and declared it to be carried by 37 

 votes to 2. Rules 7 and 8 were therefore ordered to be altered accord- 

 ingly. 



Mr. E. T. Newton thought that as the changes made would necessitate 

 an alteration in Rule 7, so as to make their financial year end in future at 

 the period of the annual meeting, it would be necessary to make some 

 arrangement for carrying out the alteration as regarded their future sub- 

 scriptions, which would at present become due in July next. 



The President said that the necessary alteration in Rule 7 would have the 

 effect of shifting the date for payment of subscriptions six months, so as 

 to make them come due in future at the annual meeting. 



Mr. Epps asked how they proposed to do this, seeing that there would 

 be no annual meeting during the current year? 



The Secretary having, at the request of the President, read Rule 7, 



The President said that the additional six months which would inter- 

 vene before their annual meeting, could be provided for either by paying 

 10s. at Midsummer and 5s. more at Christmas, or 5s. at Midsummer and 

 10s. for the whole year following in January ; or members could, if they 

 pleased, pay the 15s. at one time. He then put the proposal to the meet- 

 ing, " That Rule 7 should be altered so as to provide that subscriptions 

 come due in -future at the altered date of the annual meeting." 



Carried unanimously. 



Mr. Hind said that as matters stood at present the officers and Council 

 were only elected to serve until next July, and asked if it would not be 

 desirable to pass another resolution, so as to enable them to continue in 

 office until the date of the next annual meeting? 



The President thought this would be necessary under the circumstances, 

 and was of opinion that it could be done by an ordinary resolution. 



It was then moved by Mr. Hind, and seconded by Mr. Snelgrove, "That 

 the present officers of the Club be requested to continue their services for 

 a further period up to the date of the next annual meeting, and that they 

 are hereby elected for such period." 



The President having put it to the meeting, declared it to be carried 

 unanimously. 



The business of the ordinary meeting was then resumed. 



Mr. Hailes called attention to one of Sugg's jnew inverted gas-burners, 

 "The Cromartie," which with a consumption of 1*9 cubic feet of gas per 

 hour gives a light equal to 1T03 candle?, and from its brillancy and steadi- 

 ness was, he thought, particularly adapted for use with the microscope. 



Mr. E. M. Nelson exhibited and described a new oil immersion achro- 

 matic condenser. 



