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and his co-secretary, said that he felt there should be an amendment to 

 the proposition so as to make it include the President and the other 

 Officers of the Society instead of singling out the Secretaries alone. The 

 President in particular had been most indefatigable in the attention 

 which he had given to the affairs of the Society, and had especially 

 distinguished himself by the way in which he had added by his 

 comments to the interest of the matters brought before their meetings. 

 There was he knew a very general desire that his term of office might 

 be an extended one. 



The President then read his Annual Address, which was warmly 

 applauded by an appreciative audience (see p. 145). 



Mr. Ingpen said he had much pleasure in proposing a vote of 

 thanks to the President for his able and interesting address. He was 

 sure that those who had followed the revival of the discussion of the 

 aperture question would thoroughly agree that the last year had, as 

 the President had observed, marked an important epoch, in that it had 

 placed the matter on its true scientific basis, and had exposed the 

 strange fallacies by which the previous consideration of the subject 

 had been confused. The Address was one which he felt sure they 

 would all be pleased to read when printed, and to remember. For his 

 own part, he would venture to express the hope that the President 

 would carry out his intention of continuing his record of progress in 

 a similar manner at a future time. 



Dr. Braithwaite having seconded the motion, Mr. Ingpen put it 

 to the Meeting, and declared it carried by acclamation. 



The President thanked the Fellows for the vote of thanks and 

 also for the honour which they had done him in again electing hira 

 President. He had at first been doubtful as to how he should succeed 

 in that office, for although he had occupied the Chair in other societies, 

 he had been prevented from attending the meetings of this Society. 

 He could only say that he would do his best during the term of office 

 for which they had re-elected him, and hoped that at its termination 

 he should receive their approval. 



New Fellow. — Mr. W. A. Thorns was elected an Ordinary 

 Fellow. 



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