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ANNUAL MEETING. 



February 2Sth, i860. 



The Eighth Annual Meeting was held at the Green Dragon Hotel, Hereford, 

 oa Tuesday, February 2Sth. 



A letter was read from the President (Dr. Bevan), apologising for not being 

 able to attend on account of the serious illness of his wife. 



Mr. R. M. Lingwood, Vice-President, was voted to the Chair. There were 

 present : — Revds. J. F. Crouch, T. Hutchinson, T. H. Lee Warner, Thomas West, 

 Dr. Bull, Mr. Thomas Cam, and Mr. Arthur Thompson. 



The Accounts showed a balance of £43 15s. gd. 



Notice was given of the resignation of Mr. John H. Griffiths and Mr. Wm. 

 Stubbs. 



Alteration of Rules. — Rule 2. The Club was to consist of 50 Members, 

 with Honorary Members, President, three Vice-Presidents, and other Officers 

 elected at the Annual Meeting in the early part of the year. Rule 3. Fourteen 

 days' notice of the Field Meetings to be given to the Members. Amongst other 

 alterations, Rule 13 was inserted, by which the Assistant Secretary was to send 

 out circulars one month before the Annual Meeting to all defaulters, calling 

 their particular attention to Rule 12. 



Mr. J. E. Smith having resigned the office of House Surgeon at the Infirmary, 

 the Meteorological Observations were continued by Mr. Glegg Bullock. 



Rev. W. H. Purchas was elected an Honorary Member of the Club. 



Mr. R. W. Banks of Ridgebourne House, Kington, was requested to fill the 

 office of President for i860. Mr. R. M. Lingwood, Rev. J. F. Crouch, and Rev. 

 T. H. Lee Warner were elected Vice-Presidents ; Rev. J . F. Crouch, Honorary 

 Secretary ; Mr. Arthur Thompson, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary. 



A Committee for the publication of The Flora of Herefordshire, by Rev. 

 W. H. Purchas, was appointed as follows: — Dr. Bull, Rev. J. F Crouch, Mr. 

 Flavell Edmunds, Rev. Thos. H. Lee Warner, and Mr. R. M. Lingwood. 



The following days were fixed for the Field Meetings of the present year : — 



Tuesday, June 5th — Lyston. 

 July 3rd* — Yazor. 

 August 7th — Presteign. 



* Afterwards altered to July 2+th, to meet the Warwickshire and Oswestry Field Clubs at 

 Ludlow. 



