i170 ANNUAL MEETING—GENERAL BUSINESS. 
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is necessary and will be beneficial for the Union that one of the hon. secs: 
should belong to the town in which the annual meeting is held. 
The report was received on the motion of Dr. Dzanz, seconded by 
Mr. A. Pacer. 
Mr. A. H. Scorr Wurrr moved the adoption of the report, suggesting; 
however, that the subscription for school societies should be one penny 
instead of threepence per member. 
The Rey. C. F. THornewiuu seconded the proposition. 
Mr. Lawson Tarr, in supporting the resolution, expressed his opinion 
that the Council should have power to reduce the subscription from 
threepence to a penny in the case of any affiliated society they thought 
proper. 
Mr. E. W. BapcEr supported the suggested reduction, saying that 
he looked forward to the time when not only the endowed grammar 
_ schools of the large towns, but board schools in all parts of the country, 
would have their Natural History Societies, and that many of them 
might join the Union. (Hear, hear.) 
The Presipent endorsed Mr. Badger’s remarks. He said he believed 
that the reflex action of such studies would haye the highest value in 
the development of the character of boys and young men. 
The report was then adopted, the suggestion of Mr. Lawson Tait 
being accepted. 
The Treasurer’s report, which was read by Mr: BapeEr, and showed 
a balance of £5 10s. against the Union, was, on the motion of Mr. Morr, 
seconded by Mr. Carrer, also adopted; a vote of thanks being at the 
same time accorded to Mr: Badger for his serviees to the Union. 
On the proposition of Mr. Mosury, Messrs. E. W. Badger (Birming- 
ham) and G. C, Druce (Northampton) were appointed hon. secretaries, 
and Mr. H. E. Forrest (Birmingham) was elected assistant hon. secretary. 
Mr. Egbert D. Hamel (Tamworth) was re-elected treasurer. 
Mr. Harrison read a letter which he had recéived from the hon. sec. 
of the Northampton Natural History Society, inviting the Union to hold 
its next annual meeting in 1880 at Northampton. On the motion of the 
Rev. O. M. Fieipen, seconded by the Rey. G. G. Moncx, and supported 
by Dr. Dzanz and Mr. Roruera, it was resolved to accept the invitation. 
It was stated by the Nottingham representatives that they hoped to 
invite the Union to visit that town in 1881.* 
On the proposition of Mr. Granam, seconded by Mr. Lawson Tarr, 
and supported by Mr. W. R. Hucuzs, a vote of thanks was passed to the 
Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society and the Leicester School 
of Art for their complete arrangements for the gathering of the Union 
this year, to the Corporation for allowing that meeting to be held in the 
Council Chamber, and to Mr. W. Jerome Harrison for his services as 
secretary. ; 
The PresmeEnt responded, and a vote of thanks to him for his 
conduct in the chair terminated the proceedings. 
After the meeting several gentlemen went on a visit to the Roman 
pavement in Jewry Wall Street, directed by Mr. A. H. Paget, while 
others inspected the muniments of the Corporation at the Town Hall, 
Alderman Paget pointing out their character and special points of 
interest. 
* A formal invitation for 1881 has, since the meeting, been forwarded by the 
Nottingham Literary and Philosophical Society to the Hon. Sees. of the Union. 
