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Society afloat until it was able to pay its own way. Not for 

 one moment do I suggest that Mr. I'owland-Brown should 

 assist the Society in this latter anonymous manner, but I do 

 think that he may take that deep interest in the Society and 

 assist as its legal adviser in the same way as the late Mr. 

 Dunning. Some may ,^ay truly that Mr. Eowland-Brown 

 is not known as a recognised Entomologist, just as twenty- 

 five years ago many said that Mr. Dunuing had written 

 very little on Entomology, but Mr. Dunning occasionally 

 contributed Entomological articles which were a treat to 

 scientific students, and especially to those who had got a 

 touch of the enjoyment of technicalities. I do not at all 

 despair that we may get some such writings from Mr. 

 Rowland-Brown as time goes on, and I do know that during 

 the last eleven months he has given very great time and 

 care to the Meetings of the Council, which are not disclosed 

 to the Fellows of the Society but in which most of the 

 important work of tlie Society is done. I liave seen enough 

 of Mr. Eowland-Brown to hope that his connection with 

 this Society may be continued for a long time. The Society 

 is to be congratulated upon the return of Mr. Goss to the 

 Secretariat, as liis eleven years' work in the past proved 

 his capability of holding that post well, and if the Society 

 is fortvxnate enough to have two good Secretaries who can 

 agree upon a division of labours, it is possible that for a 

 time the suggestion of a paid Assistant-Secretary may be 

 dismissed, but I would none the less supplement the 

 remarks made in the last two Presidential Addresses that 

 the work of the Secretaries might be reduced by the appoint- 

 ment of a paid Assistant-Secretary. I raise this point, not that 

 it is urgent at the present moment, but in order that it should 

 not be overlooked in the future, and in the view that the 

 Society is now in a position to pay for a large amount of 

 clerical service, which is the very work which frightens some 

 of our most capable men from accepting oflice. With regard 

 to the Ofiicers of the Society, all of whom I have to thank 

 for their support during tlie past year, I can only remark 

 that while Presidents and Secretaries come and go the 

 Treasui'er stops on for ever, and I hope that he may long 



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