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Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., congratulated the president on his in- 

 teresting address, and moved a hearty vote of thanks, which was 

 seconded by Mr. C. M. Maplestone, and carried with acclamation. 

 Mr. Sayce briefly responded. 



OFFICE-BEARERS FOR I904-5. 



The following office-bearers were duly elected, being the only 

 nominations received : — President, Mr. O. A. Sayce ; vice-presi- 

 dents, Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, Mr. F. Wisewould ; hon. treasurer, 

 Mr. G. Coghill ; hon. librarian, Mr. S. W. Fulton; hon. secretary, 

 Mr. J. F. Haase ; hon. assistant secretary and assistant librarian, 

 Mr. C. L. Barrett ; hon. editor, Mr. F. G. A. Barnard. On a 

 ballot being taken, the following were elected as the committee : — 

 Messrs. T. S. Hall, M.A., A. D. Hardy, G. A. Keartland, J. A. 

 Kershaw, F.E.S., D. Le Souef, CM.Z.S. 



The President alluded to the retirement of Mr. Kershaw from 

 the post of hon. secretary after occupying that office for the last 

 three years, and regretted that he had found it necessary to 

 decline nomination for the position. 



Mr. D. Best moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Kershaw fur his 

 untiring efforts on behalf of the Club during the three years he 

 had held the secretaryship, and remarked that the great success of 

 the Club had been mainly due to the excellent secretaries it had 

 been fortunate in securing, and from Mr. Haase's work as hon. 

 treasurer he felt no anxiety for the coming year. 



Mr. H. T. Tisdall seconded the motion, and referred to the 

 courteous manner in which Mr. Kershaw had carried out his 

 duties, and which, combined with his position in the National 

 Museum, had rendered him particularly fitted for such a post as 

 hon. secretary of the Club. 



Mr. Kershaw, in thanking the members for their hearty 

 appreciation of his services, stated that he was very sorry to 

 have to relinquish the work, which he found both congenial and 

 interesting. He felt, however, that, owing to pressure of other 

 duties, he could not devote the time that he considered really 

 necessary to carry on the work of the Club as he thought it should 

 be done. He expressed his appreciation of the cordial assistance 

 he had received from time to lime from the hon. editor, Mr. F. 

 G. A. Barnard, and also from the hon. assistant secretary and 

 librarian, Mr. C. L. Barrett, and stated that though retiring from 

 the active duties of hon. secretary he did not intend to relinquish 

 his interest in the work of the Club, which he would be glad to 

 forward to the best of his ability. 



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

 Mr. F. Pitcher and seconded by Mr. W. Scott, and was carried 

 with acclamation. Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, who had filled one 

 executive position or another for more than twenty years, briefly 



