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Proceedings of various Societies. 



After fourteen years of service our Curator, Mr. C. Emery, 

 has felt it necessary to resign the post which he has filled so 

 efficiently, and the Committee desire to offer the sincere thanks 

 of the Club to him for the time and trouble he has so freely 

 placed at its disposal during this long period. Mr. E. T. Browne 

 has kindly undertaken the duties of the curatorship, and the 

 Committee has no doubt whatever but he will carry them on 

 as successfully as his predecessor. The catalogue of prepara- 

 tions is under revision, but no date can at present be assigned 

 for its completion. 



The finances have been looked after by the esteemed 

 Treasurer, Mr. Vezey, with his accustomed ability and energy. 

 Partly owing to the causes mentioned at the beginning of this 

 Report, the receipts under the several heads have been smaller 

 than those of last year ; but it must be remembered in com- 

 paring the two balance-sheets that the item for subscriptions 

 last year was exceptionally large owing to the collection of a 

 considerable amount of arrears, and the receipts from sale of 

 Journal were also much larger than usual, due to a recounting 

 of stock. 



Your Committee feeling they could not rely on such large 



