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THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB. 



Annual General Meeting and 131ST Ordinary Meeting. 

 Saturday, March 19th, 1892. 

 The Twelfth Annual General Meeting of the Club was held at the Loughton 

 Public Hall, at seven o'clock, Mr. E. A, Fitch in the chair. 



The minutes of the Eleventh Annual Meeting, held on Janaury 31st, 1891, 

 were read and confirmed. 



The Secretary read the Annual Report of the Council for the year 1891 (see 

 p. 65). 



Mr. Walter Crouch read the Treasurer's Statement of Accounts, which had 

 been audited by Mr. C. Ridley and himself (see pp. 69). Mr. Crouch stated 

 that the income for the year was ;C^i^ 5s., and the expenditure ;C~^S< g'ving a 

 loss of_^47 5s. This, added to the previous deficit, made a total of ;^ii3 6s. 9d. 

 If they had had the whole of the subscriptions in they would have made practically 

 no loss last year. There was really a considerable surplus of assets over liabilities, 

 but it was in kind instead of in money. 



The report and statement were received and adopted, on the motion of Mr, 

 C. B. Sworder, seconded by Mr. F. C. Gould. 



Mr. Porter and Mr. Day were nominated as scrutineers of the ballot for the 

 election of officers. 



At the meeting on January 30th, the following members were announced as 

 retiring from the Council: — Messrs. H. J. Barnes, W. H. Dalton, E. A. Fitch 

 (becoming a Permanent Vice-President), Henry Laver (becoming President), 

 and E. T. Stringer. 



To fill the seats so rendered vacant, the following members were proposed. for 

 election into the Council, the proposals being duly seconded in accordance with 

 Rule VI. :— Mr. L. Cranmer-Byng, Mr. F. Chancellor, J. P., Rev. W. S. Lach- 

 Szyrma, M.A., Dr. J. C. Thresh, and Mr. T. Hay Wilson. No other candidates 

 having been proposed, these five gentlemen were consequently declared to be 

 elected. 



Mr. H. Cohn, one of the members of the Council, having written resigning 

 his seat in consequence of inability to attend the meetings regularly, the members 

 present were requested by the Council to nominate some member to fill the 

 vacancy. On the motion of Mr. Porter, seconded by Mr. George Day, Mr. John 

 Avery was elected. 



The scrutineers reported that the following members had been unanimously 

 elected a3 officers for 1892 : — President, Dr. Henry Laver, F.L.S., F.S.A. ; 

 Treasurer, Mr. Alfred Lockyer ; Hon. Sec. and Editor, Mr. W. Cole ; Hon. 

 Assistant Secretary, Mr. B. G. Cole ; Hon. Librarian, Mr. A. P. Wire. 



It was also announced that on retirement from the Presidency, Mr. E. A. 

 Fitch became one of the Permanent Vice-Presidents of the Club under Rule IV. 



[The following therefore constitute the Officers and Council for 1892 : — 



Patron. — H.R H. the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, K.G. 



President. — Henry Laver, M.R.C.S., F.L.S,, F.S.A. 



Vice-Presidents (Appointed hy the President). — E. N. Buxton, J. P., Aldm., 

 C.C, D.L., &c. ; Frederic Chancellor, J. P. ; Walter Crouch, F.Z.S. ; and the 

 Right Hon. Lord Rayleigh, F.R.S., Lord Lieutenant of Essex. 



Permanent Vice-Presidents ( Under Rule IV. J. — Prof. R. Meldola, F.R.S., 

 F.R.A.S., F.E.S., &c. {President, 1880-82) ; Prof. G. S. Boulger, F.L.S., F.G.S. 

 (^President, 1883-84) ; T. V. Holmes, F.G.S , M.A.I. (^President^ 1885-87) ; E. A. 

 Fitch, C.C, F.L.S. , F.E.S. iPresident, 1888-91). 



