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Mr. Barnard, in acknowledginpc the vote of thanks, said that 

 he was quite overvvhehned with the kindly feeling so warmly 

 manifested in the recognition of his past services ; and that in 

 resigning the position of Honorary Secretary, which he had 

 held for the last three years as locum tenens for Dr. Agnew, it 

 was a great satisfaction to him that, in surrendering the office 

 to its proper and legitimate holder, he could do so with the 

 consciousness of having endeavoured to uphold the high 

 reputation which it possessed when he undertook its duties. 

 After some other personal observations, Mr. Barnard referred 

 to the tribute in the Report to the memory of the late Curator 

 as being justly merited, and also spoke of the kind services 

 rendered for the last two months by Mr. Swan. Mr. Barnard 

 concluded by again expressing his grateful acknowledgments 

 for the handsome terms in which the motion had been proposed 

 and supported, as well as for the very cordial reception it had 

 met with from the meeting. 



