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counties. The director of the Elswick Works, Capt. A. Noble, 

 kindly offered to place this circular in all the eligible parts of 

 their extensive works, and many other managers and secretaries 

 have kindly offered to assist the Committee in their endeavour 

 to make the Museum and its contents better known. Tickets of 

 admission to the Museum can now be purchased by members in 

 packets of 12 at the reduced price of two shillings and sixpence. 



It is with much grief that the Committee record the great loss 

 which the Society has sustained in the death, at the ripe age of 

 83, of their Vice-President, Mr. John Hancock, on the 11th 

 October, 1890. At their next meeting in November, the Chair- 

 man, E. J. J. Browell, moved, and E. Y. Green seconded, that the 

 following memorandum be recorded in the minutes of the Society. 



MEMOEANDtTM. 



The Committee of the Natural History Society desire to record 

 the great loss which both they and the public have sustained 

 through the death of their lamented Vice-President, the late Mr. 

 John Hancock, to whose extensive knowledge of Natural His- 

 tory, and life-long devotion to its study, coupled with his untiring 

 energy, and the instincts of a true artist, the Society are indebted 

 for the most valuable part of their collections, as well as for the 

 very existence of the noble building which they now possess, and 

 which was undoubtedly the result of his personal influence with 

 his fellow members. 



The Chairman moved, and I. G. Dickinson seconded, "That 

 the Secretaries be instructed to forward a letter of condolence to 

 Miss Hancock, enclosing a copy of the above resolution." 



The following letter was sent to Miss Hancock by the Presi- 

 dent, Lord Armstrong, enclosing a copy of the above resolution. 



Cragside, Rothhiry, 



6th November, 1890. 

 My dear Miss Hancock, 



As President of the Natural History Society of Northum- 

 berland, Durham, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, it is my duty to 

 express the deep sympathy of the Society with you in your great 



