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ANNUAL MEETING. 



The nineteenth annual meeting of the above society was 

 held in the Museum, College Square, — Hugh Robinson, Esq., 

 in the chair. The chairman, after a few remarks, called upon 

 Mr. Lockwood, one of the secretaries, to read the report of the 

 committee for the past year, which appears in the preceding 

 pages. 



The election of officers for the ensuing year was then pro- 

 ceeded with. 



Mr. Joseph Wright, F.G.S , in very complimentary terms, 

 proposed that Lieut-General Smythe, R.A., F.R.S., M.R.LA., 

 &c., be elected president. The proposal having been seconded 

 by Mr. Thomas C. Neven, was put to the meeting and passed 

 unanimously. 



Mr. Geo. O'Brien proposed that W. H. Patterson, Esq., 

 M.R.I. A,, be elected vice-president. The motion, having been 

 seconded and put to the meeting, was also carried unanimously. 

 The election of secretaries, treasurer, and committee having 

 been concluded, a vote of thanks was ably proposed by Mr. 

 Mann Harbinson, and seconded by Mr. Isaac Ward, to the re- 

 tiring president, Robert Young Esq., C.E., for the kindness he 

 has shown in presiding, and the lively interest he has ever 

 taken in the work of the club. This concluding the pro- 

 gramme of the evening, the chairman invited the members 

 present to offer any suggestions that might tend to increase the 

 club's usefulness or popularity. Several letters were read from 

 absent members, recommending various districts as suitable for 

 excursions. An animated conversation became general, after 

 which the meeting concluded by examining the microscopic 

 slides and the collection of fossils submitted in competition for 

 the prizes. 



