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upon which opinions often differed. Those who knew him best 

 knew how much they were indebted to him in these respects. 

 He might refer to two or three suggestions mentioned in the 

 address. Mr. Burch's micrometer was introduced at the Club 

 some years ago, but had never come into general use, although 

 it was a most efficient instrument for many purposes beside 

 microscopy. Mr. Michael's polarizer was a very useful arrange- 

 ment, and deserved to be better known. These were things 

 which in the old days were brought forward as " dodges." He 

 was glad Mr. Nelson had referred to the Lieberkiihn, which, in 

 his own opinion, had been too much neglected, though there 

 was hardly anything better for opaque illumination, with low 

 and medium powers. It was hardly possible nowadays to get 

 fine Lieberkiihn s for use with the lower power ajDlanatics of the 

 long tube series. The address, to which they had just had the 

 pleasure of listening, was one which could be well and profit- 

 ably studied by the members at their leisure. 



Mr. Michael having put the motion to the meeting, it was 

 carried by acclamation. 



The President thanked the members for the very kind way 

 in which they had received his small effort to interest them on 

 the occasioil ; he only hoped that he might be able still better 

 to merit their confidence in the future. 



Mr. Croger moved that the best thanks of the Club be given 

 to the Auditors and Scrutineers for their services. That the 

 Scrutineers had actively and efficiently performed their duties 

 was a fact which had been demonstrated before them. And in 

 those days of dangerous finance it was no small thing to have 

 Auditors whose duties were so well carried out, 



Mr. T. F. Smith having seconded the motion, it was put to 

 the meeting by the President and carried unanimously. 



Mr. T. C. White said the pleasing duty devolved upon him 

 of proposing a cordial vote of thanks to the Officers and Com- 

 mittee. Having been an officer himself he knew something of 

 the amount of labour which was involved in carrying out all the 

 matters which required to be attended to in managing a. jciety 

 like that, and if they looked at the report which had been 

 presented that evening they would see that the efforts of the 

 Committee had not been in vain. When they considered what 

 was meant by organizing the excursions, the ordinary meetings, 



