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the loss of one friend is partly made up by the accession of 

 another, and the guild remains intact and immortal. The natural) 

 though perhaps not altogether logical, recoil from the thought of 

 an immediate oblivion (which after all can in few cases be long 

 delayed), and the consolation which humanity finds in the 

 assurance that the death of the individual, though acknowledged 

 to be inevitable, and even necessary for the vitality of the Society, 

 will nevertheless be regarded with a tender regret by the surviving 

 members, are feelings which always take some part in the forma- 

 tion and maintenance of clubs, guilds and corporations, even where 

 their ostensible and principal object is of quite a different or even 

 opposite character. 



It is, therefore, part of my duty this evening to lay before you 

 such brief notices of those who have been removed from our 

 company by death since our last General Meeting, as is com- 

 patible with the main purpose of the day. 



Mr. T. H. Boyer - Bower, an enthusiastic naturalist and 

 collector, especially of the Avifauna of this country, who enriched 

 the British Museum and the Zoological Society with many rare 

 or new forms, especially from the imperfectly explored regions of 

 the north-west, has left a gap which will not readily be filled. 



The Hon. W. A. Brodribb, M.L.C., F.R.G.S., well known in 

 these colonies for his kindness of heart as well as for his almost 

 ubiquitous energy in all sorts of business, was also an active 

 member of the Geographical Society of Australasia, and of the 

 Royal Society of New South Wales. He passed away, after a 

 long and blameless life, on May 31, respected and regretted 

 by all. 



The Rev. C. Kalchbrenner, Corresponding Member of this 

 Society, and a recognised authority on the description and 

 classification of the Fungi, has also passed away. Owing to the 

 remoteness of his place of residence, near Zips in Hungary, few 

 or none of us ha\ e had the advantage of his personal acquaintance, 

 but his works bear witness for him. 



