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Oil motion of General Appleton, the resolve was adopted. 

 Voted, That the matter be referred to the executive com- 

 mittee. 



At 12.25 P.M. the Board adjourned to 2.30 p.m. 



The Board was called to order at 2.30 p.m., Mr. Wood in 

 the chair. 



The records of the forenoon session were read and approved. 



Voted, That a committee of two be appointed, to consider 

 and select a badge to he adopted, to be worn by the members 

 at the public winter meeting of the Board, and while on duty 

 as inspectors. The chair appointed Messrs. F. H. Appleton 

 and Walton Hall as the committee. 



Voted, That the hour for the annual meeting to he called 

 to order be 11 a.m. instead of 12 m., as in the past. 



The secretary reported the delinquencies of certain societies 

 in making required returns. 



Voted, To refer the matter to the executive committee, 

 with power to excuse the delinquency, if in the opinion of 

 the committee a reasonable excuse is given. 



In consideration of the fact that the secretary, when ac- 

 cepting the office to which he had been re-elected, had stated 

 that he should not expect or accept another re-election, and 

 that, as the present election was for the year from July 1, 

 1898, to July 1, 1899, the Board might expect his resigna- 

 tion of the office to take effect either at the close of the next 

 annual meeting or at the end of the month of January, 1899, 

 and that the resignation would be presented in time to be 

 acted upon at the next annual meeting, it was 



Voted, That the secretary be requested to withdraw his 

 notice to the Board that he declines to be secretary after July 

 1, 1899. 



The following preamble and resolution was presented, 

 discussed and unanimously adopted : — 



