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are so many grounds upon which the Crown might have been well 

 advised to grace him with this honour, that I feel some hesitation 

 in forming that conjecture. But in any case we congratulate 

 ourselves also when we congratulate a fellow member upon his 

 well earned dignities." 



Now gentlemen, — I have no doubt that our friend Sir William 

 Macleay would have preferred that these remarks should not 

 have been repeated here to-day, even though their expression 

 might have been on the first occasion unavoidable. But I 

 regard it as no unimportant part of my duty as President, 

 to take care that not only all the members of our own Society, 

 but also those of kindred associations in Australia and elsewhere 

 should be made acquainted in some degree with the kind of assist- 

 ance and the extent of support which Natural Science has in this 

 country received from his unstinted liberality. In such a case, 

 silence would betoken ingratitude. And in the second place I 

 cannot but consider that the whole Australian people is very much 

 interested in such examples as this of the life of Sir William 

 Macleay, displaying as it does both the energy and perseverance 

 requisite for the honourable acquisition of wealth, and the rarer 

 qualities of understanding how that wealth may best be applied 

 to advance the public intelligence and welfare, and of perfect 

 generosity in devoting it to that service. 



Floreat Societas Linneana ! 



On the motion of Mr. Trebeck, a vote of thanks was accorded 

 to the President for his interesting address. Mr. Trebeck also 

 gave expression to the feelings of honour and esteem in which 

 Sir W. Macleay is held by the members of the Society. 



