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 and the brilliant presidency of my predecessor, Dr. Dallinger, 

 completely put an end to our period of depression. It was 

 therefore in auspicious times that I took my seat here, and I 

 trust that no act of mine has in any way retarded this forward 

 current. It is with great pleasure that I now hand over the 

 chair to my friend Mr. Waller. Mr. Waller, you must know, 

 became a member of this Club three years after it was started; 

 he therefore requires no introduction from me, but as a member 

 of your Committee I can witness that for many years this Club 

 has greatly benefited by his counsel and advice, no less than by 

 his ever ready assistance. It was Mr. Waller who housed a 

 large part of your library when we were turned out at Grower 

 Street, thereby relieving your Librarian and Committee of much 

 anxiety. In bidding }^ou adieu, let me say that the prosperity 

 of this Club is in your hands ; your officers may do all they can, 

 but it is the effort of each individual member that has achieved 

 what has been done in the past, and to which the future must 

 be entrusted. 



Mr. J. G. Waller then took his seat as President, and was 

 heartily cheered by the members on so doing. He said he must 

 express to them his thanks for the honour they had done him, 

 and his desire to do all that he could to further the interests of 

 the Club. He must also express his thanks to Mr. Nelson for 

 the very kind way in which he had referred to him, and was 

 only sorry to note the condition of his health, which he sincerely 

 hoped would be speedily restored. 



A vote of thanks to the Auditors and Scrutineers was moved 

 by Mr. Powell, seconded by Mr. Southon, and carried unani- 

 mously. 



Mr. H. Groves then moved that the best thanks of the Club 

 be given to the Officers and Committee for their services during 

 the past year, and in a humorous speech recounted the indebted- 

 ness of the members to the various officers, to whom he referred 

 seriatim. To their Secretary he felt sure all would feel 

 specially indebted for the arduous work he had j^erformed for 

 the benefit of all, and whose tact and skill were, perhaps, best 

 manifested by the general smoothness with which everything 

 had worked. He had seen something of what these duties in- 

 volved, and sincerely hoped that the success of the Club would 

 continue to be assured by the continued performance of these 



