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Committee. — J. H. Baldock ; J. Weir Brown ; H. C. Collyer ; 

 J. H. Drage ; James Epps, Jun. ; C. H. Goodman ; H. D. 

 GowER ; N. F. RoBARTs ; and C. H. Burnaby Sparrow. 



The President then delivered his Address, at the conclusion of 

 which a very hearty vote of thanks was accorded to him for his 

 valuable services to the Club as President for the past year. 



The President's Address. 

 Gentlemen, 



It once more devolves upon me as your President to sub- 

 mit to you a retrospect of the proceedings of the Croydon 

 Microscopical and Natural History Club during the year 1894, 

 now ended, and in performing this duty I am pleased to congratu- 

 late the Club upon its continued satisfactory condition, although 

 the chronicle of its doings may in some respects fall short of that 

 of the previous year. 



Our strength at the commencement of the year was 267, viz., 

 258 ordinary members, 7 honorary members, and 2 associates. 

 During the year 12 new ordinary members and 1 honorary mem- 

 ber have been elected, besides the 9 elected to-night ; but on the 

 other hand 6 members have died (5 ordinary and 1 honorary), 34 

 have resigned (and one since the end of the year), owing to their 

 removal from the neighbourhood or other causes, and 6 have 

 been struck off for non-payment of subscriptions ; leaving a net 

 loss of 25. Our roll now stands at 242, viz., 233 ordinary mem- 

 bers, 7 honorary members, and 2 associates. The diminution 

 in our numbers is to be regretted, but the withdrawal of members 

 whose interest in the Club does not extend so far as the payment 

 of their subscriptions is no great loss, especially as each member, 

 in return for the 10s. due from him as a subscription, receives 

 from the Club 6s. in money's worth, viz., two tickets for the 

 Soiree, price 2s. 6d. each, and a copy of the ' Transactions,' 

 price Is. Most of such members have now been weeded out, 

 and the Club starts the year with a comparatively clean list. 

 The number of new members elected and proposed to-night is 

 encouraging. 



A few of our losses during the past year deserve especial men- 

 tion. 



The death, on Sept. 30th, of our distinguished member, 

 William Topley, F.R.S., was widely regretted, both as a loss to 

 geologic science and on account of his amiable personal qualities. 

 Although during his long connection of over thirty years with 

 the Geological Survey his investigations had extended over a 

 very wide field, the scene of his earliest and some of his best 

 known labours was in this part of England, in the Wealden area 



