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value of your presentation. It was a red-letter day with me 

 when I was elected as an Associate of the Linnean Society. 

 That the premier Natural History Association of this country 

 should, without any solicitation on my part, have conferred 

 on me this distinction came as a surprise, and I may say that 

 of all the honours possible to me this is the most prized. The 

 climax comes when the Naturalists, with whom I have worked 

 so long, accord me the present token of their approbation. 



I feel that now my work, to a great extent, has been done. 

 Tate, Robinson, and many others who helped it forward, and 

 who were instrumental in establishing our Field Club have 

 gone. They have followed Drummond, Patterson, Templeton, 

 Thompson, and the many old-time worthies of the Natural 

 History Society. The Associations which they founded and 

 supported remain, and I rejoice to see indications that new 

 workers have come and are coming forward. I wish them 

 every success, and hope that in Nature studies they will enjoy 

 the same pleasure that rewarded me. 



I beg to thank you all for this manifestation of your kind- 



ness. 



(Signed) 



S. A. Stewart. 



