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carried out. He had great pleasure in calling upon Mr. Vezey, 

 the Treasurer of the Testimonial Fund, to make a statement as 

 to what the Committee had done. 



Mr. Vezey then read the following address which had been 

 prepared for presentation to Mr. Karop : — 



'* Dear Mr. Karop, — On behalf of a large number of the mem- 

 bers, whose names are appended, we desire to avail ourselves of 

 the opportunity afforded by the 31st Auuual Meeting to express 

 to you our highest appreciation of the invaluable services you 

 have rendered to the Club as its Honorary Secretary for the 

 past twelve years. 



" We acknowledge with the warmest gratitude the unweary- 

 ing attention you have given to the Club's affairs during that 

 period, and the valuable time you have spared from your pro- 

 fessional duties to attend to its interests. Your courteous readi- 

 ness to assist all those needing instruction in the various branches 

 of microscopy has been the means of providing a continued 

 supply of new members, and the proud position the Club now 

 holds, and the intelligent interest manifested in all its meetings, 

 is largely due to your efforts. We ask you to accept the accom- 

 panying purse of 60 sovereigns, not in any way as a measure of 

 our gratitude, but as a small token of our esteem and regard 

 for you, and of our good wishes for your future health and 

 prosperity. We trust the ' Quekett Microscopical Club' may 

 long have the benefit of your invaluable assistance. 

 " We are, dear Mr. Karop, 



" Yours faithfully, 

 " J. G. Waller, President. 

 " J. J. Vezey, Treasurer. 



" F. A. Parsons, Hon. Sec. Testimonial Committee." 

 The President having handed to Mr. Karop the copy of the 

 address, and presented a purse containing £60 : 



Mr. Karop said he was sure he should have their sympathy, 

 as he found himself literally without words to express his feel- 

 ings in reply to the very kind words in which the President and 

 the Treasurer had seen fit to take notice of his services, and the 

 very handsome way in which the members of the Club had 

 thought proper to recognise them. The address which had 

 been read referred to his official connection with the Club as 

 extending over twelve years— he rather thought it was thirteen 



