PRESENTATION TO MF?. FLETCHER. 33 



William in his relations with tin's Society, and gifted with an 

 unbounded and rare loyalty to his responsibility, he untiringly, 

 unflinchingly, and often at great self-sacrifice, steered the desti- 

 nies of this his trust toward the consummation of the policy of 

 its founder. Thus, far more than a Secretary, he has been the 

 chief and often the only guide. He joined keeidy in the inevit- 

 able struggle of its infancy, and has happily lived to see its 

 present high position with an already honoured tradition behind 

 it, and an ever increasing activity in scientific research of the 

 highest standard well established, and portending a promising 

 future, with which his name will ever be inseparably associated. 



Mr. A. H. S. Lucas, on behalf of the subscribers, asked the 

 President to accept, for the Society, a portrait of the retiring 

 Secretary to be hung in the Society's Hall, in recognition of his 

 sustained efforts for the welfare of the Society extending: over a 

 period of more than 33 years, and of his helpfulness to Members. 



The President, when accepting the portrait on behalf of the 

 Society, said that future generations would view with interest 

 the features of the man who had brought to fruition the plans of 

 the founder of the Society. 



Mr. C. Hedley asked Mr. Fletcher to accept a study-desk 

 and chair, and a portrait from the Members, as a token of 

 their esteem, and of their appreciation of his work. Attention 

 was called to the thirty-three volumes of the Proceedings which 

 he had edited and distributed during his term of office, making, 

 with the preceding ten, a goodly array of forty-three volumes; 

 and reference was made to his readiness to co-operate with the 

 authors of papers in presenting the results of their work for 

 publication. As a past-President, Mr. Hedley said that he 

 thought the best view of Mr. Fletcher in relation to the Society 

 was that from the Chair, because it was the President who saw 

 most of, and could appreciate best, the thought and care the 

 retiring Secretary had bestowed on the Society's comprehensive 

 affairs. 



Dr. R. J. Tillyard, in supporting Mr. Hedley's remarks, spoke 

 briefly of Mr. Fletcher's relationship to the Linnean Macleay 

 Fellows, and of his attitude to Science in general. The Macleay 



