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Sir Hexrt Barkly, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., F.R.S.— Mr. President, 

 my lords, ladies and gentlemen, in moving the adoption of the 

 report wliicli has just been read to you by the Hon. Secretary, I 

 shall not detain you long, for doubtless all desire to hear tbat 

 Address which our President has been kind enough to promise for 

 this occasion. Yon have heard from the report the satisfactory 

 progress that has been made during the past year. Now, we all 

 know that this could not have been effected, and that the work 

 of the Institute could not have gone on satisfactorily, without 

 the constant exertions of the members of the Council and of our 

 indefatigable Hon. Secretary — (cheers) — and I am sure you will 

 support the resolution which I now move : " That the report be 

 received and the thanks of the Members and Associates presented 

 to the Council, Honorary OfiBcers, and Auditors for their efficient 

 conduct of the business of the Victoria Institute during the past 

 year." 



Surgeon-General C. A. Gordon, C.B., M.D. (now Sir C. A. 

 Gordon, K.C.B.) — I have much pleasure in seconding this Reso- 

 lution. It must be a source of no little gratification to all who 

 take an interest in this Institute to hear, from the report, that 

 the sphere of our operations has much extended during the past 

 year. 



The resolution was carried unanimously. 



Professor E. Hull, LL.D., F.R.S. — I have very great pleasure 

 in returning you the thanks of the Council for the resolution that 

 has been so kindly accorded. The Council value the priWlege of 

 carrying on the very varied and important work of this Institute. 

 It is, as you will note from the report, a work requiring special 

 care. It includes the association of earnest cultured minds in the 

 investigation of questions of importance, the right use of the 

 results, and in encouraging the wide circulation of the records 

 of those results as contained in the Journal, some instances of 

 which are noted in pages 6 and 7 of the important report. 



The President then delivered the following " Address " : — 



