under the direction of the Council, and that a list of the Officers and 
Members of the Society be added thereto." Until he heard their Trea- 
surer's explanation, he had thought the Council's report rather alarming, 
but he had much pleasure in moving the above resolution. He trusted 
that the letter referred to by Mr. Leipner emanated from no member of the 
Society, as it was a lie and a forgery. 
Mr. George Morris seconded the resolution. He agreed with the 
remarks of the last speaker, thought the Treasurer's report encouraging, 
and hoped the Society would go on and prosper. 
The resolution having been carried unanimously, 
Mr. II. K. Jordan, F.G.S., moved the seeond resolution, as follows, 
— "That the Hon. Secretary be requested to convey to the Committee of 
the Institution the best thanks of the Naturalists' Society, for the hospit- 
ality afforded to them during the past year, and their sincere regret, that 
the present state of the funds of the Society, does not permit them to 
repeat for this year their usual donation to the Institution, as an expression 
of their gratitude." Mr. Jordan said that he rose with considerable 
trepidation, as he had had the pleasure, last year, of moving a donation of 
ten guineas to the Institution. There was nothing for it but to put a bold 
face on the matter; and the Society might also consider the reassuring 
feature that it was not the amor pecunice which was the motive prompting 
the Institution Committee to lend the rooms to the Society, but a desire 
to foster a love of Science. 
Mr. C. F. Ravis seconded the resolution, adding his personal thanks to 
the Institution, and sincere regrets at the want of means to make the usual 
donation. 
The resolution was carried by acclamation. 
Mr. S. H. Swayne moved the third resolution, "That the Honorary 
Secretary, the Honorary Reporting Secretary, and the Honorary Treasurer* 
be requested to continue in their respective offices during the ensuing year. 55 
The speaker had had the pleasure of moving this resolution at the last 
annual meeting also, and it gave him great pleasure to do so again. He 
thought the officers of the Society were worthy of their fullest confidence? 
and had done all in their power to promote its interests. He referred to 
the fact that they had not availed themselves of the paid assistance granted 
to them by the Council, and hoped that every one would sympathise with 
them about the hindrances which had been thrown in their way. He 
would not waste much time on the forgery practised on the newspapers, as 
no one but a dastard could have done it. It was probably more from 
forgetfulness than any other cause, that members had been remiss in their 
payments, 
Mr. Stephen Barton seconded the resolution. He had not much to 
say after Mr. Swayne, but he thought that as long as the present officers 
retained their posts, the wishes of the writer of the paragraph would never 
he realised. 
