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Mr. Hammond suggested that a charge should be made for 

 the tickets sufficient to cover cost of hire of room, etc. 



The Chairman put the resohition to the meeting, which was 

 carried ; the arrangements for the meeting being left to the 

 Committee. Mr. Hammond's resolution was not supported. 



This concluded the business part of the meeting, and the 

 members and friends assembled at the dinner-table. 



TIbe 2Dinner» 



The following ladies, members, and visitors were present at 

 the dinner, the visitors' names being distinguished by an asterisk : 

 Miss Aston,* Miss S. Aston,* Mr. W. Leigh Bernard,* Mr. J. C. 

 Christie, Mr. Thomas Curteis, Rev. R. K. Corser, Mr. James 

 Epps. Junr., Mr. H. E. Freeman,* Dr. C. F. George, Mr. F. 

 George,* Mr. Henry George,* Mr. Arthur Hammond, Mr. James 

 H. Izod,* Mr. L. Jeaffreson,* Mr. F. Martin, Mr. John Martin,* 

 Mr. H. N. Maynard, Dr. Pocock,* Dr. Malcolm Poignand, Mr. G. 

 H. Robinson, Rev. E. T. Stubbs, Rev. J. E. Symns,* Hon. J. G. 

 P. Vereker, Mr. B. Wells, Mr. E. Wells,'* Mr. P. Wells,* Mr. B. 

 H. Woodward,* Mr. A. R. Wright,* Mr. Alfred Allen. 



In the absence of Dr. Coombs, the President, Dr. C. F. George, 

 President-elect, was voted to the chair. 



At the close of the dinner, the President proposed the first 

 toast, "The Queen," which was received most loyally. 



The Secretary then collected the votes for the Vice-Presi- 

 dent for the ensuing year. 



The President announced as the result of the poll that a 

 number of members had received one or more votes each. Two 

 members. Dr. Measures and Mr. Elcock, had 6 votes each, and 

 the Rev. E. T. Stubbs had received ii votes. He therefore 

 declared that gentleman duly elected Vice-President for the 

 ensuing year. 



The Rev. E. T. Stubbs expressed his thanks for the honour 

 the Society had conferred upon him in electing him Vice-Presi- 

 dent for the ensuing year. The honour was exceedingly unexpec- 

 ted, and, he might also say, extremely undeserved. He would do 

 his very best to fill the office to the satisfaction of the Society. 



The President, in proposing the toast, " Prosperity to the 

 Postal Microscopical Society," observed that the Society was not 

 quite so prosperous in a monetary way as could be wished. He 

 hoped that next year the balance would be on the right side. 



The toast having been duly honoured, 



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