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The President appointed Dr. Measures and Mr. J. M. Allen 

 to act as scrutineers of the ballot. 



The Secretary, in reference to the ballot papers, said it would 

 be noticed that although six members were nominated for the 

 five vacancies on the Committee at their last meeting, only five 

 names were printed on the lists, as Mr. W. B. Priest had asked 

 that his name might be withdrawn. 



The Annual Report of the Committee was then read by the 

 Secretary. 



The Treasurer also read his annual statement of accounts, 

 and submitted the balance-sheet for 1896 duly audited. 



Dr. Measures had great pleasure in moving that the report 

 as presented by the Secretary, and also the balance-sheet just 

 read by the Treasurer, be received and adopted. The report 

 was one of the most gratifying it was possible for the mem- 

 bers of any Society to listen to, and he felt sure those present 

 would agree with him that for the high character maintained 

 by the Club they were largely indebted to their Secretary. The 

 able way, also, in which the Treasurer had discharged his 

 duties was also equally well known, and the financial condition 

 indicated by the balance-sheet needed no remark from him. 



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

 meeting by the President and carried unanimously. 



The President said they had next to bring forward a matter 

 which he felt sure would be a cause of equal satisfaction to the 

 members present. The report had referred to the prosperous 

 condition of the Club, and they w r ere most of them aw r are how 

 much of that prosperity was due to the energy of their Secre- 

 tary, who had brought them through a very trying period in 

 their history, with the results they had before them. It was 

 felt by many that they owed Mr. Karop a debt of gratitude, and 

 it was thought that the time had come when this should be 

 practically recognised. It had, therefore, been proposed that 

 some kind of testimonial should be presented to him — not of 

 course in any way as a payment for services rendered, but as 

 an expression of personal regard and appreciation in connection 

 with the way in which his duties had tor so long a time been 



