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mnmtal Jtefing, 1909. 



he Annual Meeting for 1909 was held in the Society's Rooms, 



1 Granville Chambers, Richmond Hill, on October 30th, at 

 4.30 p.m. The chair was taken by Dr. W. T. Ord. 



The Minutes of the previous Annual Meeting held on October 

 31st, 1908, and of the Special General Meeting held on December 

 1 2th, 1908, were read and confirmed. 



The Committee's Report for the past year was read and 

 adopted. 



The Hon. Treasurer presented his Statement of Accounts and 

 Balance Sheet, showing a balance in hand of £20 9s. 7d. The 

 Balance Sheet was accepted and a vote of thanks was passed to the 

 Hon. Treasurer for his excellent services. 



The Reports of the Chairmen of Sections were presented — 

 details of which appear in the 1st vol. of " Proceedings." 



Dr. A. Smith Woodward, ll.d., f.r.s., f.l.s., f.g.s., Keeper of 

 the Geological Department of the British Museum, was proposed 

 as the President of the Society for the ensuing year and elected 

 unanimously. 



The previous Officers and Committee were re-elected en bloc, 

 with the addition of S. Whitty Chandler, Esq., b.a., to a vacant 

 place on the Committee. 



An alteration of Rule 17 was made — the word "financial" 

 omitted and the following added : — " except by desire of the mem- 

 bers present at the Annual Meeting " ; and the following addition to 

 Rule 8 was also made — " Visitors for the summer may be permitted 

 to join the excursions of the Society at the same charge " to be 

 inserted after the word " Sub-Committee.'' 



