REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. 
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The Si1xta Annuat Meertine of the Club was held on Wednes- 
day, 19th January, 1876, Henry Lee, Esgq., President, in the chair. 
The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, 
The Presipent said—It is impossible that I can open the pro- 
ceedings this evening, without making allusion to the loss which we 
have recently sustained by the death of our friend Mr. Alfred 
Crowley. We, in this narrow circle, will remember him as a good 
naturalist, a kind and genial friend, and an associate who was always 
ready to assist us in every possible way at our ordinary meetings, 
and especially at our soirées. He derived, as he has frequently 
told me, the greatest pleasure and gratification from his association 
with the club. The town of Croydon has lost a most able admin- © 
istrator—a man distinguished by unswerving probity, sound good 
sense and practical knowledge, and one who, as a resident of the 
town, was always willing to contribute by his means and personal 
assistance to every good cause and undertaking in the parish and 
neighbourhood. ‘Those whom he has left behind, his wife and a 
numerous young family, will especially feel his loss. I think, as 
this is our general meeting, that you will be glad to join with me in 
expressing the regret which we all feel, and our sympathy with his 
bereaved relatives and friends. I will therefore ask our Honorary 
Secretary to send, on behalf of the Club, a letter of condolence to 
Mrs. Crowley. 
The following gentlemen were ballotted for and duly elected 
members, viz., Mr. James Buck, Mr. Edmund Gill, and Mr. F. W. 
Nash. 
Six botanical slides were presented to the cabinet by Mr. John 
Gregory, who received the thanks of the Club. 
