Jtnnxtal ^toting, 1919. 



rpHE Sixteenth Annual General Meeting was held in the Society's 

 Room, Municipal College, on Saturday, October 25, at 



3 p.m. 



Sir Daniel Morris, K.C.M.G., etc., Chairman of the Council, 

 presided. Seventy-two members were present. 



The Minutes of the previous Annual Meeting were read by 

 Dr. W. G. Boul, Hon. Assistant Secretary, in the absence of Mr. 

 R. A. de Paiva through illness. The Council's Report for the 

 past year was read by Dr. Boul, which showed that the Society 

 had had a very active and prosperous year, both in the number of 

 Excursions and Lectures given. 



The Minutes and Report were adopted by the Meeting. 



Mr. Brumell, the Hon. Treasurer, read his statement of 

 accounts, showing receipts £325 17s. and payments ,£211 8s. Id., 

 leaving a balance of £114 8s. lid. The amount received as special 

 donations in connection with change of premises was £66 2s. 6d., 

 and has been placed on deposit. The Society also holds £50 in 

 5% War Loan and 54 War Savings Certificates of £1 each. The 

 Hon, Treasurer's statement was adopted, subject to the final audit 

 of accounts by the Hon. Auditors, Messrs. Bicker and Blackett. 



In connection with the British Association, the Chairman 

 mentioned that the recent visit to Bournemouth had been the 

 most successful of all Meetings. The Mayor and members of the 

 Corporation Council connected with the British Association, and 

 the Hon. Sir Chas. A. Parsons in their speeches thanked the 

 Council and members of the Bournemouth Natural Science Society 

 for their efforts in carrying out the work. 



The Society specially thanked Mrs. Rothwell and Mr. H. E. 

 Swain and others for the fine display of wild flowers held weekly 

 in the vestibule of the Public Library, and regretted that through 

 the absence of Mrs. Rothwell on War Work, the Exhibition was 

 temporarily suspended, and asked for two or three lady members 

 to come forward and carry on the work, and to communicate with 

 Mr. Hatton and Mr. Backhouse. The Bournemouth Library 

 Committee, through Mr. Riddle, were in full sympathy, and had 

 supplied typed labels for the specimens. 



The Chairmen of Sections gave their Reports. Mr. Lyon 

 announced that if he was re-elected as Chairman of the Geographi- 

 cal Section, Mr. W. J. Woodhouse would act as his deputy. 



The Report of the Library Committee was read by the Rev. 

 C. O. S. Hatton, who stated that Mr. Painter had resigned the 

 Chairmanship. 



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