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the place of Mr. Bayard, resigned ; this was carried unanimously, 

 and a hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Bayard for his 

 services as Hon. Secretary. 



Mr. Bayard was then, on the proposition of Mr. Sarjeant, 

 seconded by Mr. Goodman, elected Librarian, 



No other nominations having been received, Mr. T. D. Aldous, 

 F.R.M.S., and Mr. J. Weir Brown were elected to serve on the 

 Committee in the place of Mr, .James Epps, jun., and Mr. C, F. 

 Oaldey, who retire in accordance with the rules. 



The following is a list of the officers for the year 1892 -.^ 



President . — Edward Lovett. 



Vice-Presidents. — John Bekney, F.R.M.S. ; Philip Crowley, 



F.L.S., F.Z.S., Ac; Henby S. Eaton, M.A., F.R.Met. 



Soc. ; Henky T. Mennell, F.L.S. ; Henky G. Thompson, 



M.D. 

 Treasurer. — Edward B. Sturge. 

 Ho7i, Secretary. — Walter Budgen. 

 Librarian. — F. C. Bayard. 

 Committee. — T. D. Aldous, F.R.M.S. ; J. Weir Brown ; A. 



B. Carpenter, B.A., M.R.C.S. ; C H. Goodman ; H. D. 



Gower ; W. MuRTON Holmes ; K. McKean, F.L.S. ; W. 



Low Sarjeant ; Ernest Straker. 



The President then delivered his Address, at the conclusion of 

 which a cordial vote of thanks was accorded to him for his 

 Address, and for his services during the past yeax. 



The President's Address. 

 Genti>ei>ien, 



In adopting the well-established custom of reviewing the 

 past year's history of our Club in a Presidential Address, I 

 think we may congratulate ourselves that our society is still in 

 the ascendant. During the year we have enrolled 42 new mem- 

 bers, and lost from various sources, chiefly by removals from the 

 district, 33, leaving a net gain of 9 members, or exactly the same 

 increase as in 1890. We now number 303 members, which is a 

 remarkably good roll for a Club that has existed for 22 years 

 without once making a backward movement. I trust that our 

 present members will still furtlier help to enlarge our member- 

 ship, and thus strengthen tlieir Club during the present year by 

 inducing their friends to join. 



I will now say a few words upon the next important matter, 

 namely, our financial position, which is after all the source of 

 life of all undertakings involving expenditure. A year ago I 

 drew particular attention to the alarming way in which our 

 expenditure was exceeding our income. This year that has 



