48 THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB. 



Remarks were made by the President, by Prof. Meldola, and Mr. Walter 

 Crouch, and Prof. Howes was most cordially thanked for his interesting and 

 suggestive lecture. 



Prof. Howes briefly acknowledged the vote of thanks, and the meeting 

 ended. 



THE TWENTY -FIRST ANNUAL GENERAL MEET- 

 ING AND THE 202ND ORDINARY MEETING. 

 Saturday, March joth, 1901. 



Theaist .Annual Meeting was held at 5 o'clock p.m. in the Physical 

 Lecture Theatre of the Technical Institute, West Ham, Mr. David Howard, 

 President, in the chair. 



The minutes of the 2Gth Annual Meeting, held on November 24th, igoo, 

 and printed in the Essex Naturalist, vol. xi., pp. 296-298, were read and 

 confirmed. 



Mr. Crouch, in the absence of Mr. Waller, read the summary of the 

 Treasurer's Statement of .\ccount which had been duly signed by the 

 Auditors, Messrs. Walter Crouch and J. D. Cooper. This statement was 

 received and adopted by the meeting.' 



The President said that they could not part with their Treasurer without 

 expressing their great regret at his resignation of office and acknowledging the 

 debt of gratitude they owed Mr. Waller for his care and skill in the manage- 

 ment of the finances of the Club for the long period of five years. Mr. Waller 

 had entered upon his duties at a period of considerable difficulty, and it must 

 be a source of pleasure to him as it was of satisfaction to the Council and 

 members, that many of the difficulties of the Society, financial and otherwise, 

 had passed awaj-. The Treasurer deserved the heartiest thanks of the Club 

 for his work. [Applause.] 



The Secretary read the .\naual Report of the Council for the year 1900. 

 This was received and adopted. 



At the ISIeeting on February 23rd last, the following members retired 

 from the Council under the Rules :— Messrs. H. T. Brown, B. Corcoran, 

 Miller Christy, and Rev. W. C. Howell ; the two last submittiug themselves 

 for re-election. 



The following were duly proposed: — Mr. Miller Christy, F.L.S., Mr. 

 John A. Finzi, F.E.S., and Rev. W. C. Howell, M..\. ; one seat remaining 

 vacant. 



As Officers the following were nominated : — 



President — Professor R. Meldola, F.R.S., F.C.S., F.E.S. ; Treasurer — Mr. 

 David Howard, J. P., F.C.S. ; Hon. Secretaries— Mr. W. Cole, F.L.S., F.E.S. , 

 and Mr. B. G. Cole ; Librarians — vacant ; Auditors — Mr. Walter Crouch, 

 F.Z.S. and Mr. J. D. Cooper. 



I By an unfortunate oversight this Statement for 1900 was inserted in the last part of 

 the E.N. (vol xi, pp. 306-7), in place of Statement for 1899, which is inserted in the present 

 part (pp. 34-35). 



