Ixxiv. PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. 



for trade or sport. The introduction of the metric system 

 into this country comes up occasionally, and will probably 

 iak- place some day, and may possibly be helped by our 

 alliance with France in the present war ; but another standing 

 di>h. the Daylight Saving Bill, has lately sustained a great 

 loss in the death of its enthusiastic promoter. The war has 

 interfered considerably with the usual habits of our Field Club 

 in respect to the summer meetings, though not appreciably 

 with the more serious and I fear less popular indoor meetings 

 for the reading of Papers and exhibition of objects of interest. 

 I can only hope that before the next annual meeting we may 

 have peace through all the world, and that our Club, with all 

 other good things, will come out with fresh youth and 

 enthusiasm from the cloud that at present envelopes us. 



