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especially sensible of what his loss means to the Society in its 

 business relations. He has deserved well of us, and his place 

 will not easily be iilled. 



Outside our own ranks the year has witnessed the decease 

 of the well-known collector H. McArthur, who by his labours 

 in Central Asia, Kashmir and India, as well as nearer home 

 in the Orkneys, Shetlands and Hebrides, has widened the 

 bounds of entomological knowledge. 



The death of Gustav Brkddin, which took place during the 

 last clays of 1909, should not be allowed to pass without 

 notice. A recognised authority on the Hemiptera, he was 

 distinguished by the specially scientific character of his work 

 upon the group. 



Lastly must be mentioned the death of Gustav Fisciier, 

 the well-known publisher of Jena. Not specially an entomo- 

 logist, he has yet deserved well of the entomological fraternity 

 on account of the numerous works, of high interest to all 

 students of insects, which under his auspices have seen the 

 light. 



In the course of the year several of our Fellows have^been 

 the recipients of well-merited honours. It is a matter of 

 great satisfaction to us all that the deserts of my immediate 

 predecessor in this Chair have met with recognition in the 

 highest quarters. As a Companion of the Imperial Service 

 Order, Mr. C. O. Waterhouse will carry into his retirement 

 from the public service the affectionate goodwill of all 

 who know him ; and we may hope in this Society to 

 enjoy the benefit of his long experience and matured 

 wisdom for many years to come. The University of 

 Oxford conferred distinction at once on itself and on our 

 ex-President Professor Meldola, F.R.S., by bestowing on him 

 the honorary degree of Doctor in Science, and by appointing 

 him Herbert Spencer Lecturer for 1910. Mr. Selwyn Image, 

 a member of our Council, has been elected to the Slade 

 Professorship of Fine Art in the same University. Those 

 who, like myself, have sat at the feet of John Ruskin, 

 will agree that no more worthy occupant could have been 

 found for the Chair that will ever be linked in association 

 with the memory of that great teacher and prophet. With 



