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10 years, aud whose labours for the welfare of the Society had 

 beeu thoroughly a])preciated. The portrait was executed by his 

 daughter, Miss"E. M. Busk. 



Professor Duncan, on behalf of Mrs. Eobert Brown (wife of 

 our Fellow), presented a cast of the Bust of Linnaeus, executed 

 by a Swedish artist. 



The President also called attention to the gift of a portrait in 

 chalk of the Society's late Secretary aud Treasurer, Mr. Frederick 

 Currey, which liad been presented to the Society by his son (Mr. 

 lunes Currey) and others of the family. 



On the motion of the President, a unanimous vote of thanks 

 was accorded to the several donors. 



The Secretary having read the Bye-Laws governing the elec- 

 tions — 



The President then opened the business of the day, and the 

 Fellows present proceeded to ballot for the Council and Officers. 



The Ballot for the Council having closed, the President ap- 

 pointed Dr. Spencer T. Cobbold, Dr. Francis Day, aud Mr. John 

 Hopkinson, Scrutineers. The votes having been counted and 

 reported to the President, he declared the following Members to 

 be removed from the Council, viz. : — Professor Baley Balfour, 

 Professor P. M. Duncan, Col. Godwin- Austen, Mr. Edward M. 

 Holmes, and Mr. Henry T. Staintou. 



And the following to be elected into the Council, viz. : — 

 Professor W. H. Flower, Mr. Francis B. Forbes, Prof. H. N. 

 Moseley, Mr. Dukinfield H. Scott, and Lord Walsingham. 



The Ballot for the Officers having closed, the President nomi- 

 nated the same Scrutineers. The votes having been counted 

 and reported to the President, he declared the result as follows, 

 viz. : — 



President, Sir John Lubbock, Bart., M.P. ; Treasurer, Mr. 

 Frank Crisp ; Secretaries, Mr. B. Day don Jackson and Mr. W. 

 Percy Sladen. 



The President then delivered his Address (see p. 84). 



Prof. W. C. Mcintosh then moved the following Eesolution, 

 viz. : — " That the thanks of the Society be given to the President 

 for his excellent address, and that he be requested to allow it to 

 be printed." This, having been seconded by Mr. G. S. Boulger, 

 was carried unanimously. 



Mr. Boulger then proposed that a special vote of thanks be 

 accorded to the President aud Officers for tlieir valuable labours 

 during the Session, also expressing regret that Mr. Eomaues's 

 health should compel him to retire. This, having been seconded 

 by Mr. J. \V. Davis, was carried. 



