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for he thought that meteorology was of much more import- 

 ance than most people were aware of. 



PRESENTATION TO MR. STURGE. 



The President then rose and said that that would conclude 

 their ordinary business that evening, but they had now the 

 pleasing duty of making the presentation to their late secre- 

 tary, Mr. Sturge. He had, however, thought it best to ask 

 Mr. Flower, their late president, to make the presentation, as 

 he had had the pleasure of working with Mr. Sturge, who 

 resigned his office as secretary at the same time as he (the 

 Chairman) was elected to the office of president. 



Mr. Flower then said — Mr. President and gentlemen. The 

 duty which has been entrusted to me, as indicated by our 

 president, is to me, personally, exceedingly gratifying. 

 Mr. Sturge was elected our secretary about five years ago, 

 and during that time there is, probably, hardly a member of 

 the club who has not personally become acquainted with him. 

 All can speak, from personal observation, to the important 

 services which Mr. Sturge has rendered to the club as sec- 

 retary, and to his uniform and extreme courtesy to the mem- 

 bers. In a club of this kind there is a large amount of work 

 to be done, but of this the ordinary members see only the 

 results ; they do not see the labour which produces them. 

 It is only those who have an official connection with the club 

 who know how great this labour is. 



During the last five years — I can speak more particularly to 

 the two years when I was president — the laborious part of the 

 work of the club has fallen to the secretary. Mr. Lee, one of 

 our old presidents, would have been with us this evening in 

 order that he might have borne his testimony to Mr. Sturge's 

 work, but unfortunately a business engagement has carried 

 him off to Lancashire, and he is, therefore, not able to be 

 here. Dr. Carpenter, another past president, however, is here, 

 and I have no doubt that he will bear me out when I say 

 that there never was a more perfect glutton for work than our 

 late secretary. (Hear, hear.) I saw him constantly during 

 my presidency, and I know the amount of work he did. He 

 was a most difficult man to help. He did the extensive work 

 of the club, and he would not let any part of it go ; he would 

 do it himself. He would not be satisfied that it was well done 

 unless he did it himself, and he did the work well. 

 Addressing Mr. Sturge, Mr. Flower proceeded: I have now, on 

 behalf of the members of the club who have subscribed, to 

 present to you the microscope which stands upon the table. 

 Of course in asking you to accept it, it is not intended for one 

 moment to put it in any way in the light of a remuneration for 



