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the chair, said that he thanked the members of the Club very 

 m.uch for the honour done to him by liis election as their 

 President, the highest honour they were able to confer. He 

 felt it would be rather trying to have to occupy the chair in 

 succession to their last three Presidents, but it would be his 

 best endeavour to walk worthily in their footsteps. His first 

 act would be to present to the Club the cabinet of slides upon 

 the table before them in memory of their late member and editor, 

 Mr. H. F. Hailes, who had, as many of them knew, devoted 

 his attention very largely to Foraminifera, and the collection 

 before them was his own work. There were also amongst the 

 slides some hard sections which had been collected by him. 

 He hoped the possession of this collection would prove of great 

 educational value to the members of the Club. 



A special vote of thanks having been accorded to Mr. Nelson 

 for his valuable gift, 



Mr. C. Haughton Grill moved a vote of thanks to the auditors 

 and scrutineers for the work which they had so kindly done. 



This motion having been duly seconded, was put to the 

 meeting by the President, and carried unanimously. 



Mr. Buifham said he had great pleasure in proposing that the 

 best thanks of the members be given to the officers and committee 

 of the Club for their services during the past year. He was 

 sure such a motion as that needed no recommendation from him, 

 because it must be obvious to all that there was a great deal of 

 work to be done, and that it was done very efficiently was 

 equally well known, and whilst the committee and the officers 

 did the work, the majority of the members only looked on and 

 enjoyed the benefit of it. As their new President was included 

 in the number of those referred to, and could not, therefore, 

 put the motion himself, it was a great pleasure to him (the 

 speaker) to put it to the meeting- without further formality. 

 Carried nem. dis. 



Mr. Karop said it fell to him to return thanks on behalf 

 of the officers of the Club, and he could only say that 

 they were extremely glad to be able to do anything to 

 promote its well-being. He thought they were rather to be 

 regarded as fixtures ; at least, he believed he was the junioi* 

 amongst them, and he had held the same office for ten years, 

 and as they had done him and his colleagues the honour of re- 



