PREFACE. 



Thanks to the ready assistance given by my brother 

 members, the affairs of the Club have proceeded on the same 

 successful lines as in past years, and the present volume 

 of the ' Bulletin ' will be found to contain a number of 

 interesting and important records. 



I am very grateful to all the kind friends who undertook 

 my duties during my absence in the West Indies last winter, 

 and I have especially to thank my colleague Mr. Ogilvie- 

 Grant for editing the ' Bulletin ' while I was away from 

 England. 



(Signed) R. BOWDLER SHARPE, 



Editor. 



October 1st, 1904. 



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