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chairman have been overlooked during the past two years — 

 years which seem to me to have passed all too quickly, allowing 

 me no time in which to think of the responsibilities of the 

 position in which you placed me. For the next twelve months 

 I shall simply be the editor of your journal — a position which, 

 however, is not without its difficulties, though I must confess the 

 work is on the whole pleasant sailing. Finally, I would ask the 

 members and friends of the Club to make an effort to furnish 

 me, in future, with a larger number of short notes of natural 

 history occurrences, many of which 1 know must come under 

 your observation from time to time. I feel sure your committee 

 will readily allow me to occupy three or four pages monthly with 

 such notes, and by so doing the value and usefulness of the 

 Naturalist will be greatly enhanced." 



Mr. O. A. Sayce moved that a vote of thanks be accorded Mr. 

 Barnard for his address, which was seconded by Prof. A. J. 

 Ewart, and carried by acclamation. 



OFFICE-BEARERS FOR 1907-8. 



The following office-bearers, being the only nominations 

 received, were declared elected : — President, Mr. G. A. Keart- 

 land ; vice-presidents, Professor A. J. Ewart, D.Sc, Ph.D., and 

 Mr. J. A. Leach, M.Sc. ; hon. treasurer, Mr. G. Coghill ; hon. 

 librarian, Mr. A. D. Hardy, F.L.S. ; hon. secretary, Mr. J. A. 

 Kershaw, F.E S. ; hon. assistant secretary and assistant librarian, 

 Mr. W. H. A. Roger ; hon. editor, Mr. F. G. A. Barnard. 



On a ballot being taken for five members of committee, 

 Messrs. J. Gabriel, T. S. Hall, M.A., J. H. Harvey, F. Pitcher, 

 and Dr. C. S. Sutton were duly elected. 



A vote of thanks to the retiring office-bearers was moved by 

 Mr. D. Best and seconded by Mr. J. Stickland, and carried 

 by acclamation. 



In vacating the president's chair, Mr. Barnard said he felt great 

 satisfaction in being succeeded by Mr. G. A. Keartland, who was 

 one of the oldest members of the Club, a genuine field naturalist, 

 and one who was ever ready to assist in forwarding the interests 

 of the Club. 



Mr. Keartland expressed his appreciation of the honour paid to 

 him in electing him president. His twenty years of membership 

 had been a pleasure and a benefit to him, and he would always 

 endeavour to forward the Club's interests. He trusted that 

 the ensuing year would again be a prosperous one for the 

 Club. 



Mr. Barnard moved and Mr. F. Pitcher seconded a vote of 

 thanks to the retiring librarian, Mr. J. F. Haase, who from 

 pressure of private business was obliged to relinquish the librarian 

 ship. Mr. Haase briefly replied. 



