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on Wednesday, February 17th, instead of at their next ordinary 
meeting. The subject would be an interesting one, namely, ‘‘ The 
London Basin and the Geology of Croydon.’’ It was proposed 
that each member of the Club should receive four tickets for the 
admission of his friends, and he believed the Committee would be 
willing to give more than four tickets to any member who wished to 
have them. He thought this would be the inauguration of a very 
successful movement, and he hoped that it would be the means 
of largely augmenting the number of members. It was proposed 
that the first lecture should be delivered in the Small Hall, and 
that the result of their first experiment should be a guide as to 
their future arrangements. 
Dr. Carpenter suggested that the Large Hall should be 
engaged. He thought the Small Hall would not be large enough 
to accommodate all who were desirous of hearing so eminent a man 
on so interesting a subject. 
The Presiwent said Dr. Carpenter's suggestion was worthy of 
the re-consideration of the Committee. Personally he had no 
objection to the Large Hall, if it was disengaged for that evening, 
and if there was a probability of its being well filled ; otherwise he 
would prefer seeing the Small Hall completely filled, to having 
a sparse attendance in the Large Hall, which would be depressing, 
not only to the lecturer, but also to the audience. If the Large 
Hall was used, the number of tickets given to the members would 
be increased. 
Mr. Marrin having ascertained that the Large Hall was not 
engaged for the 17th February, 
The PresipEnT invited those present to express their opinion 
on the matter. Some were in favour of the Large Hall; others 
thought the Small Hall would accommodate all who attended. On 
a show of hands being taken, it was found that there was a majority 
in favour of the Large Hall, and the President expressed a hope that 
every member would assist in making the project a great suceess, 
as he considered it to be an important event in the history of the 
Club. 
