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A collection made by oneself it has been well said becomes 

 " a record of your wanderings, your visits, your friendships, 

 a perpetual reminiscence" of a life full of enjoyment ; and in 

 old age, when one can no longer pursue the swift-flying 

 Apaturids and Vanessids, one can recall by the inspection of 

 one's cabinet the intense delight their pursuit has afforded. 



The Society has now attained to its majority; this is its 

 2 1st Anniversary Meeting. It probably was never in a more 

 prosperous condition, and the perfect unity of purpose exist- 

 ing in it is shown by the fact that the whole of the candidates 

 recommended by the outgoing Council for election as Officers 

 and Council for the ensuing year, have been elected without 

 any opposition. 



I now relinquish to my worthy successor, Mr. Step, the 

 office of President ; and in doing so have to thank the Officers 

 and Council of the Society for the kind assistance invariably 

 afforded to me, and the members generally for their attend- 

 ance at the meetings, for their valuable and interesting 

 exhibitions, and remarks thereon, and for their loyal support 

 to me in the chair. 



Many amongst you, I doubt not, are looking forward to 

 the delights of field natural history at the first appearance of 

 spring, and ardently expecting the time when you will be 

 able to say, "The flowers appear on the earth, the time of the 

 singing birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in 

 our land." May the coming season be to you all one of joy 

 and gladness. 



J. JENNER WEIR. 



