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ANNUAL MEETING 

 Thursday, March i2TH, 1863. 



The Annual General Meeting was held at the Museum in the Castle Green, 

 Hereford, on Thursday, March 12th, 1863. 



Present : Mr. Chandos Wren Hoskyns, President ; Members : Dr. Bull, 

 Rev. J. F. Crouch, Hon. Sec, Dr. Gilliland, Mr. R. Lightbody, and Mr. R. M. 

 Lingwood. 



The following bills were ordeied to be paid : — Mr. Thompson, for Glass Case, 

 £13 ; for Half-year's Rent of Room, £5. 



The proposition from Mr. Cocking befoie referred to (June 12th, 1862), 

 relating to a suggested alteration of the New Bye-law being considered, it was 

 unanimously decided that the present Laws should still continue in force, with 

 the insertion of the words " within four clear days of the meeting " in the second 

 line after the words " circular " and before the words " shall be presumed," &c. 



The Treasurer's account showed a balance in hand at the bank. 



Mr. C. Wren Hoskyns was re-elected President for 1863. Mr. Thompson 

 was requested to continue in office as Treasurer and Assistant Secretary. The 

 Museum Committee and the Botanical Sub-Committees were requested to 

 continue their services. 



It was resolved that the Field Meetings should be held as follows : — 



Tuesday, June qth, Mitcheldean Road for ihe Speech House, 



Forest of Dean. 

 Tuesday, July 7th, Craven Arms. 

 Tuesd.-^y, August iith, Pontrilas.* 



Wednesday, September qth, for that day and the ioth, Malvern, 

 to meet the Malvern and Cotteswold Clubs. t 

 The President (Mr. Chandos Wren Hoskyns) read an address on the pro- 

 ceedings of the past year, 1862.! 



The Very Rev. the Dean of Hereford, the Rev. Wm. S. Symonds, Captain 

 Guise, and Mr. W. C. Lucy attended the dinner at the Mitre Hotel. 



Mr. Symonds gave a very interesting account of the results of their inspection 

 of the Gravel Beds (Railway opening) at Stretton Sugwas. 



He was followed by Captain Guise on the subject of Gravel Beds in general. 



♦ Afterwards postponed to August iSth, by a requisition signed by the President and five 

 members. 



t This meeting look place at Malvern Link on Monday, September 7th. 

 i This address, apparently, was never published. 



