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THE AUGUST MEETING. 



For the reasons given in the Editorial Notes, the meeting 

 this year was held purely pro forma at the residence of the 

 Hon. Secretary, n, Shaa Road, Acton, W., at 12 noon on 

 Monday, August 7th, 1916. The balance sheet being 

 produced, the following resolutions were passed, to which 

 we append the list of officers as re-elected, and also the 

 balance sheet, shewing a balance to the credit of the 

 Society of ^"65 2s. 8d., which may be regarded as ex- 

 tremely satisfactory under the adverse conditions of the 

 war : — 



RESOLUTIONS. 



1. That the accounts and balance sheet be approved. 



2. That the Officers and Committee of the Society be 



re-elected for the ensuing year. 



3. That the annual excursion (to South Wales) proposed 



for 1916 be held — subject to the war — in 1917. 



4. That the Hon. Secretary be requested to continue the 



Editorship of the " British Fern Gazette " and that 

 an honorarium of ten guineas be voted to him for 

 his services in that connection for the past year. 



President : Mr. A. Cowan, Penicuik. 



Vice-Presidents : 



1 >r F. \Y. Stansfield, Reading. Mr. J. J. Smithies, Kendal. 



Mr. C. T. Druery, Acton, London. Mr. \V. II. Phillips, Belfast. 



Mr. W. B. Boyd, Melrose. 



Hon. Secretary: Mr. Chas. T. Druery, v.m.h., f.l.s. 



Treasurer: Mr. \\ . 15. Cranrield, Enfield Chase. 



Auditor: Air. J. J. Smithies. 



Committee : 

 Mr. T. Bolton, Warton. Air. \V. E. Farrer, Lancaster. 



,, J. J. Smithies, Kendal. ,, W. Bell, Furness Abbey. 



.. K. Whiteside^ Lancaster. „ G. Whitwell, Kendal. 

 Mr. W. Wilson, Kendal, 

 ther with the President and Vice-Presidents as members 



