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ANNUAL MEETING. 



The thirty-third Annual Meeting of the Club was held in 

 the Museum on the 21 April — the President in the chair. 



The Secretary read the Report of the year's work (see page 263). 



The Treasurer read the statement of acccounts*(see page 267). 



These two items were passed unanimously. 



On the motion of Wm. Gray, seconded by S. A. Stewart, 

 Rules 6 and 11 were added to the Rules of the Club, and 

 slight alterations were made to Rules 5 and 8. 



The Election 'of Office-bearers was then proceeded with. 



On the motion of F. W. Lockwood, 'seconded by Jos. Wright, 

 Lavens M. Ewart, j.p., m.r.i a., was elected President. On the 

 motion of Francis Joseph Bigger, seconded, by Wm Gray, the 

 Rev. C. H. Waddell, b.d., was elected Vice-President. On the 

 motion of W. H. Patterson, the Honorary Secretaries were re- 

 elected. The Treasurer and Librarian were re-elected, on the 

 motion of Alec. G. Wilson, seconded by R. J. Welch. The 

 following Members of Committee were then proposed by the 

 Rev. John Andrew, seconded by J. C. C. Payne, j.p., W. J. 

 Fennell, William Gray, John Hamilton, F. W. Lockwood, 

 J. St. J. Phillips, S. A. Stewart, Miss S. M. Thompson, John 

 Vinycomb, Robert J. Welch, Joseph Wright. 



The Reports of the Microscopical Section (see page 301), the 

 Geological Section (see page 302), and the Botanical Section 

 (see page 310) were then presented. 



REPORT OF MICROSCOPICAL SECTION. 



The Committee of the Miscroscopical Section of the Field 

 Club beg to report that now at the close of anotherjSession, this 

 Section continues to exist in a fairly prosperous condition. 



Owing to the inherent difficulties connected with the carrying 

 on of Microscopical field work, it was "decided not to attempt 

 any Excursions last Summer, but it is hoped that some progress 



