PROCEEDINGS 



BERWICKSHIRE NATURALISTS' CLUB. 



Address delivered to the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 

 at Berwick, 8th October 1903. By Rev. Thomas 

 Martin, M.A., Lauder. 



Ladies and Gentlemen, 



My first duty to-day is to thank you for the great 

 honour which you have conferred on me 

 The by appointing me to the Presidency of 



Presidency, the Club for this year. The offer came 

 unexpectedly, and I accepted it with 

 much diffidence. Encouraged, however, by the prospect 

 of having Captain Norman, our Organizing Secretary, as 

 my adviser and guide, I undertook the duties of the 

 office in the hope that I would be able to attend all the 

 meetings, and perform the work of President with fair 

 efficiency. It was, therefore, a great disappointment to 

 me to find that, owing to a complete breakdown in health, 



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