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explorers, and was, in his day, on terms of intimacy with sucli 

 men as Livingstone, Sir Samnel Baker, and Mr. Selous. His 

 invahxable geographical and scientific library at York Gate has, 

 for many years, been freqnented by the student, the main object 

 of its owner being to disseminate useful information. In Colonial 

 literature his library has long been famous. 



Mr. Silver always took a leading hand in promoting Colonial 

 Exhibitions and similar nndertakings. He was the possessor of 

 some unique specimens — such as the wonderful Erost-fish of New 

 Zealand — and these were always readily lent on such occasions. 



With the view of stimulating and promoting the education of 

 the youth in his neighbourhood, he established a most interesting 

 little Natural History Museum at his own home, erecting a 

 building for its accommodation. His collection of New Zealand 

 birds (a catalogue of which, prepared by Sir Walter Buller, was 

 published sixteen or seventeen years ago) is one of the most 

 perfect in this countiy. 



Following up his interest in our Colonial dependencies, 

 Mr. Silver, about the year 1879, purchased a beautiful estate in 

 New Zealand — in the interior of the Welliugton Province, now 

 known as Silverhope, where for many years he expended large 

 sums of money in improvements. 



A good Christian man, kind and unostentatious, always ready 

 with advice and money to help the deserving, a liberal donor to 

 all charities, and a hospitable landlord, he leaves behind him many 

 friends and admirers, both here and abroad. [W. L. Bullee.] 



Eev. Fn.vxcis Augustus Walkeii, D.D., who died at his residence 

 at Cricklewood, 31sb January, 1905, came of a family long con- 

 nected with this Societv : his grandfather, John Walker, was 

 Fellow from 1806 to 1824; his father, Francis Walker, the 

 entomologist, was elected in 1832, and withdrew in 1872 ; and the 

 subject of the present notice was elected Fellow 21st December, 

 1871. Thus for ninety-nine years, with one break of eight years, 

 the family has been represented in the Society. 



From school our late Fellow went up to Christ Church, 

 Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1864, M.A. in 1867, B.D. in 1879, 

 D.D. in 1888. He held several curacies in London and in the 

 country, and a country rectory in Cambridgeshire, but in 1890 he 

 came to live in the north-western suburb of London in which he 

 ended his days. In 1889 he paid a visit to Iceland, collecting 

 both plants and insects ; of the former he made an exhibition on 

 21st November, 1889, at one of our meetings, Mr. Arthur Bennett 

 having critically examined the collection and reporting that four 

 were new, two were introduced species, and two were confirma- 

 tions of earlier collectors (Proc. Linn. Soc. 1889-90, pp. 68, loi). 

 The insects had been collected on so lavish a scale, that some 

 criticism was called forth on the subject of taking so many 

 specimens of the same species. In June 1899, Dr. Walker offered 



