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Mr. Hilton moved that the Report and Balance-sheet be 

 received and adopted. He thought this motion needed no support 

 fi-om him, as all present must have regarded it as very satisfactory. 

 There were only two points which required their serious attention, 

 namely, to get some more discussion at their meetings, and to do 

 all they could to increase the membership, 



Mr. Soar having seconded the motion, it was put to the meeting 

 by the President and unanimously carried. 



The President then gave his Annual Address, taking as his 

 subject " Fermentation and Putrefaction," and illustrating it with 

 a number of coloured diagrams of various fungi which were 

 concerned in bringing about these processes. 



Mr. J. G. Waller, who had occupied the Chair pro teiii., said 

 he had a very pleasant task to perform in asking them to 23ass a 

 very hearty vote of thanks to the President for his address and 

 for the treat he had given them that evening, 



Mr. Hughes having seconded this, it was put to the meeting 

 and carried unanimously. 



Mr. Taverner proposed, and Mr. Scourfield seconded,- a vote of 

 thanks to the Auditors and Scrutineers, which was also put and 

 duly carried. 



Mr. Wesche then moved that the best thanks of the Club be 

 presented to the Officers and Committee for their services during 

 the* past year. He was quite siu-e that this proposal would be 

 heartily responded to, for they all felt how much they were 

 indebted to these gentlemen for their kindness and courtesy, and 

 for the able way in which the affairs of the Club had been 

 conducted. 



Mr. K. J. Marks seconded this proposal, which was put to the 

 meeting and carried unanimously. 



Mr. Morland expressed his thanks for the kind way in which 

 this vote of thanks had been proposed and received. He did not 

 want to say that the work they did was -very onerous, but at the 

 same time it was sometimes felt as a tie, though he was quite 

 sure he could say on behalf of his colleagues that it was done 

 cheerfully and to the best of their ability. 



Mr. Karop said he was equally obliged with Mr. Morlaiid for 

 the kind expressions which had been used. Mr. Smith and Mr. 

 Lewis were their oldest officers, and certainly Mr. Smith deserved 

 any vote of thanks which they might have to bestow. For 



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