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the President and the retiring office-bearers of the Society for 

 their attention to its interests. The Treasurer having read the 

 financial statement (which showed a considerable balance on hand) 

 the election of officers was subsequently proceeded with. 



From six candidates for the Treasurershij?, E. F. Brunskill 

 was elected by a large majority. 



Ten names were proposed for the four vacant seats on the 

 Committee, and of them the following obtained the greatest num- 

 ber of votes : — Rev. J. Greene, J. F. M. H. Stone, R. B. Don, 

 and D. Peaecb. T. H. Warren (Head of the School), having 

 also polled a large number of votes, it was proposed by R. B. Don, 

 and seconded by C. C. Stevenson, that he should be added to the 

 Committee as a fifth member.* 



It was proposed by T. H. Warren, and unanimously agreed, 

 that the Directors of all the Sections should be elected at the 

 beginning of every term by the entire Society. 



This concluded the business of the meeting, and the Society 

 accordingly adjourned until next terra. 



PRIZE MEDAL COMPETITION. 



As has been already mentioned, a donation of one guinea was 

 lately given to the Society by Alfred Cruttwell, Esq., O.C, Cor. 

 Mem., for the ' furtherance of the interests of the Society in what- 

 ever way the Committee should think proper.' It was determined 

 by the Committee, with the unanimous approval of the Society, 

 that this kind gift should be devoted to the purchase of a silver 

 medal, to be presented to the member who should make the most 

 meritorious collection of specimens, in any branch of Natural 

 History, during the term. 



William Sanders, Esq., F.R.S., F.G.S., having consented to 

 act as judge, the collections which had been entered were placed 

 in his hands a few days before the end of summer term. Mr 

 Sanders, finding that three of the competitors very nearly 

 approached each other in merit, strongly recommended that 

 prizes should be given to each of them, on the ground of absolute 



* At a Committee meeting held siibaequently, J. F. M. H. Stone was re-ap- 

 pointed Secretary of the Society. It was also resolved that the penuaneut 

 numbers of Committee should in future be five instead of four. 



