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committee being in excess of the number constituting the 

 committee (9), Messrs. C. Grundy and C. C. Morland were 

 appointed scrutineers, and .the meeting proceeded to vote by 

 ballot. The counting having been completed, the scrutineers 

 announced that the following gentlemen had been elected, y\7.. : 

 Messrs. Brewer, Gushing, Lovett, McKean, Low-Sargeant, 

 Straker, Strong, Topley, and Turner. 



Mr. Rowland then proposed, and Dr. Thompson seconded, 

 a vote of thanks to the otBcers for their services during the 

 past year. The motion was carried unanimously. 



The President gave notice that at the next meeting of the 

 Club, he would move the following resolution, viz. : — 



That the Rule* relating to the management of the Club be 

 rescinded, and that the following be adopted in its place : — 



" The business of the Club shall be conducted by a committee 

 " (four to form a quorum), consisting of a President, four Vice- 

 " Presidents (to be elected from past Presidents), a Treasurer, 

 " an Honorary Secretary, and nine other members. 



" The officers of the Club shall be elected at the General 

 " Annual Meeting. The President shall not hold office for more 

 " than two years in succession. Of the nine members of the 

 " committee, two shall retire each year, and shall not be eligible 

 "for re-election that year. The retiring members shall be (a) 

 " the one who has attended the smallest number of committee 

 " meetings during the past 3-ear ; (i) the one who has served 

 " upon the committee the longest. The remaining seven shall 

 " retain office without re-election. If two or more members 

 " have attended an equal number of committee meetings, that 

 " member shall retire who has served the longest. if two or 

 " more members have served an equal length of time, that 

 " member shall retire who has attended the committee least 

 " often during the past year." 



Dr. Strong gave notice that he would move an amendment 

 to the clause referring to Vice-Presidents. 



The following objects were exhibited : — ^J. L. Berney (under 

 microscope) section of bone, illustrating growth ; J. Berney 

 (under microscope) Eggs of parasite of Reeve's Pheasant ; 

 W. Low-Sarjeant (under microscope), Melicerf a I'iugcns {living); 

 K. McKean (under microscope), Odontophore of paludina 



* The Rule at present runs as follows : — 



"The business of the Club shall be conducted by a President, Vice- 

 Presidents (not exceeding four in number), Treasurer, and Hon. 

 Secretary (cx-officiu), and a Committee of nine Members, who 

 shall be elected by ballot at the Annual General Meeting, three 

 to form a quorum. The office of President shall not be occupied 

 by the same Member for more than two years in succession." 



