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gress to draft laws in relation to forestry, will prepare a draft 

 founded on the latest and most progressive legislation for its 

 encouragement, and legislators will be glad to have an agreement 

 in regard to such legislation on the part of those who ask for it. 



Notice was given that on the next Saturday William E. Endi- 

 cott would read a paper on "Gladioli." 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Satdbday, February 6, 1886. 



An adjourned meeting of the Society was holden at 11 o'clock, 

 the President, Henry P. Walcott, in the chair. 



The Annual Report of the Treasurer was read by the Secretary, 

 accepted, and ordered to be placed on file. 



John B. Moore presented the following preamble and resolve : — 



Whereas, The report of the Treasurer shows that there are in his 

 hands bonds to the amount of twenty thousand dollars, held by 

 the Society as an investment of surplus funds ; and 



Whereas, There is a debt of the Society represented by a mort- 

 gage upon its real estate, the principal sum of which falls due 

 within three years : 



Therefore, it is Resolved, That the amount of funds in the 

 treasury, now represented by the before-mentioned bonds, be made 

 a sinking fund, to appl}' upon the payment of the mortgage debt 

 when due, and to be placed in the hands of the Finance Committee 

 as trustees for the purpose aforesaid. 



The motion was referred to the Finance Committee. 



H. Weld Fuller, Chairman of the Committee appointed at the 

 last meeting to prepare a memorial of the late Henry P. Kidder, 

 presented the following report : 



A few days ago, the death of our distinguished and honorable 



associate, Mr. Henry P. Kidder, was announced, and on every 



hand the evidences of deep sorrow and affliction have appeared. 



He was well known to the community as a genial, generous, and 



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