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Mr. J. J. Vezey read the Treasurer's Balance-sheet for the 

 year 1899, duly audited by Messrs. Allen and Chapman. He 

 thought the figures presented needed no explanation. He would 

 merely point out that their balance in hand this year was about 

 .£35 more than the amount carried forward on the previous 

 occasion. Also that the sales of the Journal had been less by 

 about £Q, but, on the other hand, the cost of the Journal itself 

 had been less. 



He asked to be allowed to make a personal explanation, as it 

 might at first sight seem very inconsistent for him, after giving 

 up the office of Treasurer to the Club on the plea of ill-health and 

 overwork, to almost immediately afterwards accept a similar 

 position in connection with another society. The circumstances 

 were, however, wholly unexpected, the death of Mr. Sufiblk 

 coming as a sudden blow, just at the time when the accounts of 

 the E. M. S. should be prepared for audit. It happened that he 

 was quite conversant with the details of these accounts, and, seeing 

 the difficulty in which the Council had been suddenly placed, he 

 felt it a duty to assist them in the emergency. He might add 

 that the management of the accounts of the E,. M. S. did not entail 

 the same amount of work on the part of the Treasurer as was 

 the case in connection with the Q. M. C, because in the former 

 case a great deal of the work w^as done by the Assistant Secretary. 

 He did not want the members of the Club to think that he had 

 resigned his office because he was tired of the work. He could 

 only assure them that his heart was as warm as ever towards the 

 Club, and it would be his pleasure as much in the future as in the 

 past to do all that he could to forward its interests. 



Dr. Measures then moved " that the Report and Balance-sheet 

 be received and adopted, and that they be printed as usual." 

 He had very great pleasure in moving this because he was sure 

 all would agree that the statements put before them were most 

 satisfactory. 



Mr. Spriggs having seconded the motion, it was put to the 

 meeting by the Chairman and carried unanimously. 



The President then read his Annual Address, at the conclusion 

 of which he expressed his regret that Mr. Massee, who had that 

 evening been elected as his successor, was unable to be present 

 with them owing to an attack of influenza. 



Mr. Western was sure the members must have listened to the 



