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3. His Excellency the Governor then invited the President, 

 Sir Hugh Clifford, to read a Paper entitled "Notes on Delft," by the 

 Hon. Mr. J. P. Lewis, C.C.S., whose absence they all regretted. 



4. The President said he greatly regretted the absence of 

 Mr. Lewis, whose Paper he was about to read, although it gave him 

 pleasure to do so on Mr. Lewis's behalf. He also regretted that he 

 did not know the right pronunciation of the native words and 

 proper names in the Paper, and he hoped for their kind indulgence 

 for any mispronunciation of these. 



He then read the following Paper : — 



