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time bad come for him to be gathered to his predecessors^ 

 congratulated the Society on tlieir gain in securing Prof. Poulton 

 as their new President. 



He expressed his great regret that Prof. Dendy was unable to 

 offer himself for re-election as Zoological Secretary, his many and 

 inci'easiug duties preventing him from continuing his valuable 

 services to the Society. In Prof. Dendy they were losing a 

 vigorous and able oflicer, whom they could iil spare. If, however, 

 they could not keep Prof. Dendy, they were fortunate in being 

 able to put forward Prof. Bourne, of Oxford, as his successor. 



The General Secretary having read the Bye-Laws governing 

 the Elections, the President opened the business of the day, and 

 the Fellows present proceeded to vote for the Council and 

 Officers. 



The Ballot for the Council having been closed, the President 

 nominated the Eev. T. E. 11. Stebbing, Dr. A. P. Young, and 

 Mr. A. "W. Oke, Scrutineers, who, having cast up the votes, 

 reported to the President, who declared the result as follows : — 



Tempest Andeesois", D.Sc. ; Prof. G. C. Bourne, F.E.S. ; Prof 

 Arthur Dendt, D.Sc, P.E.S. ; Prof. J. Stanley Gardiner 

 F.E.S. ; Prof. Percy Groom, D.Sc. ; Henry Groves, Esq. 

 Prof. ^V. A. Herdman, F.E.S. ; Arthur W. Hill, M.A. 

 Dr. B. Daydon Jackson ; Prof. F. Keeble, Sc.D. ; Horace W 

 MoNCKTON, F.G.S. ; Prof. Francis W. Oliter, F.E.S. ; Prof 

 E. B. Poulton, F.R.S. ; Dr. Walter George Eidewood ; Henry 

 IN". EiDLEY, C.M.G., F.E.S. ; Miss Edith E. Saunders ; Dr. 

 DuKiNFiELD H. Scott, F.E.S. ; Dr. Otto Stapf, F.E.S. ; Miss 

 Ethel "N. Thomas, B.Sc. ; Dr. A. Smith Woodward, F.E.S. 



(The retiring Councillors were : — Prof. V. H. Blackmak^ 

 Mr. Henry Bury, Sir Frank Crisp, Mr. E. S.Goodrich, F.E.S., 

 and Dr. A. B. Eendle.) 



The Ballot for the Officers having been closed, the President 

 appointed the same Scrutineers, who, having cast up the votes, 

 reported to tlie President, who declared the result as follows : — 



President : Prof. E. B. Poulton, F.E.S. 



Treasurer: Horace W. Monckton, F.G.S. 



Secretaries: Dr. B. Daydon Jackson, 

 Dr. Otto Staff, F.E.S., 

 Prof. G. C. Bourne, F.E.S. 



Dr. D. H. Scott, the retiring President, then delivered his 

 Address : — 



