Proceedingx. xiii 



Treasurer. — Kenneth McKean, F.L.S. 



Committee. — J. G. B. Brewer ; H. S. Cowdell ; Thomas 

 Gushing, F.E.A.S. ; John Henry Drage; Henry S. Eaton, 

 M.A., F.E. Met. See; Edward Lovett ; Edward Straker ; 

 Edward B. Sturge ; H. G. Thompson, M.D. 



Hon. Secretary. — William Low Sarjeant. 



The Balance-sheet was taken as read. The question was 

 raised by Mr. Gibson, why the Club's share of the proceeds of 

 the Bazaar held in 1882 does not appear in the Balance-sheet ? 

 In reply to which it was stated that the money had not yet been 

 formally paid over to the Club, but was in the hands of 

 Mr. Crowley, the late Treasurer, and was placed at interest, and 

 that steps would be taken to have it transferred. 



The Balance-sheet was then passed, and a vote of thanks was 

 accorded to the Auditors. 



It was then proposed by Mr. H. Turner, seconded by Mr. P. 

 Crowley, and carried unanimously : — 



" That a cordial vote of thanks be passed to the President for his 

 very valuable services during the past year." 



And it was proposed by Mr. J. Berney, seconded by Mr. 

 Mennell, and carried unanimously : — 



"That a cordial vote of thanks be passed to the other officers of 

 the Club for their services during the year." 



The President, Henry T. Mennell, Esq., F.L.S. , then de- 

 livered his Address. 



The President's Address, 



The time has again come round when it is the duty of your 

 President to review the proceedings of his year of office, and for 

 himself and the committee and officers of the Club to give an 

 account of their stewardship. 



At the last Anniversary Meeting an unusually extensive change 

 in the officers was rendered necessary, so that we have most of 

 us been new to our duties. Mr. C. P. Turner, who had served 

 the Club well in the position of Hon. Secretary for some years, 

 then retired from the post, and we were fortunate in securing 

 the services of Mr. Low Sarjeant, to whom I desire to express 

 my personal indebtedness for the admirable discharge of the 

 duties of a very onerous post, thereby lightening the duties and 

 responsibility of my own position. 



My election as President vacated the Treasurership, the duties 

 of which were taken over and have been most efficiently dis- 

 charged by Mr. McKean. He has been a really working 

 Treasurer, not a mere banker to the Club, as most of us, who 

 have preceded him in the office, had been, and he has thus in 



