64 ACCOUNT OF THE GENERAL MEETINGS AND ANNUAL MEETING. 
stration which they would listen to would increase the interest in 
the Museum, and prove helpful to themselves. As representative 
in some measure of the Museum and those who govern its develop- 
ment, he cordially wished the Naturalists' Society long life, 
abundant and profitable labour, and great prosperity. 
"Prof. Lloyd Morgan, in the absence of Sir Isambard Owen, 
said he was exceedingly sorry the Vice-Chancellor of the 
University was unable to be present. Those proceedings made 
him feel somewhat ancient, for he had been a member of the 
Society more than half of the fifty years. The early days of the 
Society were different days to the present days. It was easier 
fifty years ago" to get the Society going than it was to-day. The 
causes were many and various, and he did not think they need 
enter into them that night. He thought, however, there were 
few societies in whose proceedings there was a greater body of 
really sound work which was worth appealing to by those who 
wished to know something about the district and what had been 
done in it. That occasion marked a step forward in the bringing to- 
gether of the intellectual forces of Bristol. Those who represented 
the Society would join with him in congratulating the Committee 
and the Curator for the really admirable progress which had been 
made in the Museum and its work during the last few years. He 
hoped that might not be the last occasion upon which such a 
gathering would take place within those walls. It helped towards 
what was valuable, even in science — good fellowship. 
"Dr. Hoyle, Director of the Welsh National Museum, in the 
course of an interesting speech, congratulated Miss Roper on her 
position, and Mr. Bolton on the progress which the Museum had 
made. He brought from the Cardiff Naturalist Society a resolu- 
tion wishing the sister Society in Bristol every success, congratu- 
lating it upon attaining its jubilee, and hoping it would experience 
increased prosperity. 
"Aid. J. Fuller Eberle (Chairman of the Bristol Art Gallery 
and Museum Committee) said his Committee welcomed them most 
heartily. One of their privileges was to enjoy seeing their fellow 
citizens take such an interest in that Museum. The Museum and 
Art Gallery were certainly an asset to Bristol. Visitors, as well 
as the citizens, were pleased with what was done at the Museum 
and Art Gallery. As a Committee they had to tender their 
warmest thanks to the Naturalists' Society for all that had been 
done and was being done in making such an interesting home in 
that building. They would do all they could to further and 
improve the Museum in every possible way. They had many 
delightful and valuable gifts, and they always had to remember 
that there were such things as rates. He moved a vote of tharrks 
to the Lord Mayor, which was cordially carried. 
"The remainder of the evening was spent in various departments 
of the magnificent Natural History Museum, to which Miss Roper 
