Journal of Proceedm<is. Ixxxvii 



Mr. Leonard Brown was elected a member of the Club. 



The President stated that at the last meeting a resolution concerning 

 the projected tramways through the Forest had been passed, and it was 

 then decided to request their member, Sir John Lubbock, M.P., to 

 present a Petition to Parliament against the Bill of the promoters. 

 Sir John Lubbock had expressed his willingness to do so, but he (the 

 President) was extremely glad to announce that further action had been 

 rendered unnecessary by the collapse of the Tramways Bill for that 

 Session of Parhament at least. The opposition to the scheme had 

 been almost universal, ratepayers and lovers of the Forest equally 

 objecting to the tramways as hurtful and unnecessary. [Loud applause] . 



The Secretary read a letter received from the Kev. Nicholas Brady, 

 acknowledging the vote of condolence passed at the last meeting to 

 Lady Brady and family. 



The Meeting then resolved itself into— 



The Annual General Meeting. 



In accordance with the circular dated January 14th, 1882, sent to 

 all members, the Second Annual General Meeting of the Club was held 

 at a quarter past seven o'clock, the President in the Chair. 



The Treasurer's Statement of Account for the past year was read by 

 Mr. Eobarts, one of the Auditors. ^See Appendix] . 



Mr. John Spiller moved the adoption of the financial statement, 

 which he considered on the whole to be very satisfactory ; and he 

 included in the motion a cordial vote of thanks to the late Treasurer, 

 Mr. H. J. Barnes, who was abroad in consequence of ill-health, and 

 also to Mr. R. L. Barnes, who had acted as Treasurer since his 

 brother's dej^arture. 



The motion was seconded by Mr. Godwin, and carried unanimously. 



Mr. R. L. Barnes briefly returned thanks on behalf of his brother and 

 himself. 



The Secretary read the Report of the Council for the year 1881. [See 

 Api^endix.] 



Mr. Friswell in moving the adoption of the Report, alluded to the 

 rapid increase in the number of members, and to the encouraging fact 

 that the Club was making itself known outside the merely local sphere 

 of its action. 



The motion was seconded by Mr. F. C. Gould, and carried unanimously. 



The ballot for new Members of Council and for the Officers of the 

 Club for 1882 was then held in accordance with the Rules ; Mr. F. H. 

 Varley and Dr. Pearce acting as Scrutineers. The new Members of 

 Council and Officers nominated at the last meeting were unanimously 

 elected. [Applause]. 



[By inadveitence the formal confirmation of the additions to the 

 Rules proposed at the preceding meeting and the nomination of two 

 Honorary Members were not moved, but the omission was rectified 



