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WEDNESDAY, JUNE rors, 1908. 

Cinnual General Meeting. 

REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 
FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE rots, 1908. 

The Council made mention of the fact that this was the 54th 
year of the Society, and had pleasure in stating that the meetings 
during the year had been well attended. In addition to the 
inaugural address delivered by Mr. Morgan as President, twelve 
lectures and papers, most of which were illustrated with lantern 
slides, were given during the session. 
The thanks of the Council were due to the Corporation for 
the permission given to the Society to hold its meetings in future 
in the Public Library, Museum, and Art Galleries. In the 
Curator’s room of that building, prior to the alterations, the 
Society formerly held its meetings, and the Society’s library had 
for many years been housed there. 
The thanks of the Society were also due to the Establishment 
Sub-Committee and to the Chief Librarian, Mr. Roberts, for the 
arrangements made in reference to this change of meeting place. 
Mr. Robert Morse, the Society’s Hon. Librarian, had intimated 
his desire not to seek re-election. The best thanks of the Society 
were due to him for his work as Hon. Librarian for several years 
past, and the valuable services he had rendered to the Society in 
that capacity. 
The practice of the Society in having an annual excursion 
and dinner, which for some years previously had been in abeyance, 
was revived and proved very enjoyable. The thanks of the 
Society were due to Mr. Henry Davey for the excellent arrange- 
ments he had made in reference to this and many other of the 
Society’s excursions, as well as to all who had in any way aided 
the Society in its excursion arrangements. It was gratifying to 
record that the excursions generally; had been- numerously 
attended. ; 
