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Club to elect as honorary members such distinguished persons from amongst 

 their own countrymen as they might from time to time desire to honour in this 

 manner. 



The motion having been seconded by Mr. Greenish was put to the meeting, 

 and carried unanimously. 



In the absence of Mr. Ingpen (who was unavoidably prevented from attending 

 by the results of a recent accident), a proposal to alter rule 1, of which he had 

 given notice at the previous meeting, could not be laid before the meeting. 



The President having requested that two gentlemen might be nominated as 

 ScrutineerSj 



Mr. Eeeves was proposed by Mr. Jackson, and seconded by Mr. Hain worth, and 

 Mr. Terry was proposed by Mr. Curties, and seconded by Mr. Moginie ; and 

 upon submitting their names to the meeting, they were duly elected, and pro- 

 ceeded at once to the ballot. 



Mr. T. C. White (acting as Secretary pro. tern.) then read the Annual Report 

 of the Committee, and also the Treasurer's Annual Statement of Accounts. 



The President moved that the Reports which had been read should be adopted 

 and printed. 



Mr. S. J. Mclntire seconded the proposition, which was put to the meeting 

 and carried unanimously. 



The President then read his Annual Address to the Club. 



The Scrutineers having handed in their report, the following gentlemen were 

 declared to have been duly elected Officers of the Club for the ensuing year : — 



As President ... ... Dr. Matthews. 



As Vice-Presidents ... P^* ^raithwaite, Mr. Lowne. Mr. C. F. 



(. White, and Mr. T. C. White. 

 As Treasurer ... ... Mr. Hardwicke. 



As Hon. Secretary ... Mr. Ingpen. 



As Hon. Secretary for ) ^^^ -^^_ ^^ ^^^j^^_ 

 Foreign Correspondence ' 



The result of the ballot for six memb.'rs of Committee was stated to be as 

 under : — 



I Dr. Foulerton, 

 Mr. Rogers, 



As Members of Committee .. 



Mr. Bevington, 

 Mr. G. Williams, 

 Mr. Newton, 

 I Mr. Sigs worth. 



The retiring President then vacated the Chair in favour of his newly-elected 

 successor. 



Dr. Matthews (who was very cordially received on taking the chair as Presi- 

 dent) said — Dr. Braithwaite and Gentlemen : In my earnest desire to express 

 my profound sense of the honour you have conferred upon me, I hope I may 

 venture to observe that there are certain occasions in this life — and this I take 

 to be one of them — when it may be permitted to a man to speak of himself — to 

 be egotistical in a sense, though not in the usual sense of self-laudation. It has 

 become a proverb, almost too trite for repetition, that self-knowledge is the 

 most difficult, the most costly, the most deferred of all kinds of knowledge. 

 This is well exemplified in my case, since 1 was not at all aware until about two 



