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Annual Meeting. — February 18th, 1898. 

 J. G. Waller, Esq., E.S.A., President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following gentlemen were balloted for and duly elected 

 members of the Club :— Mr. D. B. Scott, Mr. John Brown, 

 Major Greenwood, jun., Mr. F. W. W. Thelwell, Mr. H. W. 

 Symondson. 



The following additions to the library were announced : — 



Part XVIII. " British Moss Flora" 



" La Nuova Notarisia " . 



"Journal of the Royal Microscopican 



Society" ! 



"Proceedings of the Bristol Natural) 



History Society " . . J 



" Handbook of British Hepaticse." Dr 



M. C. Cooke .... 

 " Adams on the Microscope," 1746 



With Plates .... 

 " Science Gossip" .... 



From Dr. Braithwaite. 

 „ the Editor. 



the Society. 





Mr. A. Smith. 



the Editor. 



The thanks of the Club were voted to the donors. 



The Secretary announced the meetings for the ensuing month, 

 and the business of the' Annual Meeting was then proceeded with. 



Mr. Kern and Mr. West having been appointed Scrutineers, 

 a ballot was taken for the Officers and Council for the ensuing 

 year. 



The thirty-second Annual Report of the Club was read by the 

 Secretary. 



The Treasurer read the Statement of Accounts, and presented 

 the audited Balance Sheet for the year ending December 31st, 



1897. 



Mr. Walter Bates moved that the Report and Balance Sheet be 

 received and adopted, and that they be printed and circulated in 

 the usual way. 



Mr. Goodwin enquired if there were any stocks of the Journal 

 in hand, and if these were not of some value. 



