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Douglas, Kelso ; Mr Gregg Wilson, M.A., B.Sc, Assistant 

 Professor of Natural History, Edinburgh University; Mr Chas. 

 Watson, Duns ; Mr James Thomson, Shawdon ; Mr P. Loney, 

 Marchmont ; Mr James Tait, Belford ; Mr J. C. Hodgson, 

 Warkworth ; Eev. Joseph Hunter, Cockburnspath ; Mr John 

 Cairns, Alnwick ; Mr Thomas Graham, Alnwick ; Alderman 

 Alder, Berwick ; and Dr Hardy, Secretary. 



The President having delivered the Annual Address, the 

 Mayor or Berwick asked the members of the Club to return a 

 very hearty vote of thanks to their worthy President for the 

 interesting and charming Address with which he had favoured 

 them that morning. Whether they looked at the beautiful 

 pictures he drew so skilfully at the beginning of his Address, 

 or at the history of civilisation of man from his native state till 

 the finished article in the shape of the Provost of Selkirk 

 (laughter) they had enjoyed a very interesting and charming 

 half hour. He was sorry that, in consequence of his own official 

 duties this year, he had not been able to attend many meetings 

 of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, therefore he was not very 

 able to say how their worthy President had fulfilled his duties ; 

 but he was sure from what he had noticed, viz., his attendance 

 at every meeting, that he might safely say no former President 

 had filled the office with more satisfaction to the members of the 

 Club than Provost Craig-Brown. (Applause.) 



The President said he was bound to acknowledge very thank- 

 fully indeed the kind words which the Mayor of Berwick had 

 spoken, and the response from the gentlemen in front of him. 

 He had entered upon the duties of the office with the greatest 

 reluctance, because he felt it exceedingly unlikely that engaged 

 in the hard work of commerce as he was, he would have much 

 time to devote to natural history or antiquities, or to fill the 

 shoes of the Presidents who had gone before. But thanks to 

 the assistance he had received from Dr Hardy, the office had 

 been to him absolutely a sinecure. He had had nothing to do 

 but acknowledge the Secretary's letters, and agree with every 

 suggestion he made. He had no doubt, so long as Dr Hardy 

 remained Secretary of the Club, the man who happened to be 

 President would find the office as easy as he had found it. 

 (Applause.) He ought to thank the members of the Club who 

 had so splendidly turned out to support him in the outing. 

 He was glad to hear from the Mayor of Berwick that these 



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