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Prior to the Committee's recommendation in regard to the 

 appointment of a President being read, Dr. Forbes objected to 

 tlie nomination as invalid owing to Rule 11, which requires 

 six weeks' notice to be given, not having been complied 

 with. The Honorary Secretary having explained the reason 

 for this, 



The Chairman moved that Standing Orders be suspended 

 Avith a view to take the opinion of the meeting as to whether 

 the election of a President should be proceeded with. This 

 Avas seconded by Colonel Rattray. Dr. H. O. Forbes 

 objected and was supported by Mr. Abel Chapman. The 

 motion was carried by twenty-nine to six, many Members 

 not voting. 



The Committee's recommendation " that Dr. W. Eagle 

 Clarke, LL.D., F.L.S., F.R.S.E., be elected President in 

 the place of Colonel R. Wardlaw- Ramsay, who retires 

 on the expiry of the fifth year of his Presidentship/' was 

 then read. Colonel Fielden, who had proposed Mr. H. M. 

 Upcher for President^ then proceeded to read a letter from 

 that gentleman in which he stated that under no circum- 

 stances would he allow his name to be put forward in a 

 contested election. Colonel Fielden therefore withdrew 

 his nomination, Mr. Trevor-Battye spoke to the same 

 effect. The recommendation of the Committee was then 

 put to the meeting and carried by forty-nine votes to one. 



Mr. G. M. Mathews was elected a Member of the Com- 

 mittee, in place of Mr. D. Seth-Smith who retires by 

 seniority. 



Messrs. H. M. Wallis and C. E. Pearson were appointed 

 Scrutineers to superintend the Ballot. 



The following sixteen candidates for Ordinary Member- 

 ship were then balloted for and elected : — Arthur Astley, 

 Captain Arthur William Boyd, M.C., Patrick Arthur Chubb, 

 Frederick Grant, Edward Grevile Herbert, R.F.C., Charles 

 Malcolm Inglis, Harry Raymond Munt, William Rowan, 

 Major A. G. L. Sladen, R.E., Major C. W. Smeed, R.F.A., 

 Thomas Smithy Arthur Lloyd Sturge, G. de Home Vaizey, 



