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The President proposed that the above report should be adopted. 

 The motion was seconded by Mr. W. F. Kirby, and carried unanimously. 



The President then nominated Mr. V. Pi. Perkins and Mr. M. J. 

 Walhouse as Scrutineers ; and at the termination of the ballot the 

 following Members of Council were declared duly elected : — William Cole ; 

 William L. Distant; F.DuCane Godman, F.L.S.; Ferdinand Grut, F.L.S.; 

 Sir John Lubbock, Bart., M.P., &c. ; Raphael Meldola, F.R.A.S.; Osbert 

 Salvin, M.A., F.R.S. ; Edward Saunders, F.L.S. ; H. T. Stainton, F.R.S.; 



E. A. Fitch, F.L.S. ; W. F. Kirby, F.L.S. ; F. P. Pascoe, F.L.S. ; Roland 

 Trimen, F.L.S. 



The following officers were then declared to be duly elected : — 

 President, H. T. Stainton, F.R.S. ; Treasurer, E. Saunders; Librarian, 



F. Grut ; Secretaries, E. A. Fitch and W. F. Kirby. 



An Address was then delivered by the President, at the conclusion of 

 which Mr. F. P. Pascoe moved a vote of thanks to Sir John Lubbock for 

 his services during his occupancy of the Presidential Chair, and proposed 

 that his Address should be printed. The proposal was seconded by 

 Mr. Fitch and carried by acclamation. 



Sir John Lubbock having replied, Mr. J. W. Dunning proposed a vote of 

 thanks to the Treasurer, Secretaries, and Librarian. Mr. M. J. Walhouse 

 seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. 



Messrs. Grut, Meldola, and Distant made some remarks in reply. 



Mr. Distant stated, in conclusion, that he was sure the members 

 would hear with regret that a portion of Epping Forest was threatened with 

 destruction. The subject had been brought under the notice of the 

 Council by Mr. Cole; and he had been requested to state that a resolution 

 had been passed expressing the wish that Epping Forest should be kept, 

 in accordance with the Act of Parliament, as far as possible, in its natural 

 condition. The announcement was received with approbation. 



