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ADDRESS. 
Read by the President, Mu. F. W. HaRMER, F.G.S., to the 
Members of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society at 
their Ninth Annual Meeting, held at the Norfolk, and Norwich 
Museum, March 26th, 1S7S. 
Ladies and Gentlemen — It is now nine years since the Society 
over which, through your kindness, I have had the honour during 
the past year of presiding, first originated. I do not think it lias 
disappointed the hopes of its promoters, or failed in the work for 
which it was constituted. We owe it to our excellent Secretary to 
acknowledge that both its past success and its present vitality are 
mainly due to his untiring energy. In the new set of rules which 
have been submitted to you to-night for adoption, the 29th pro- 
vides for the dissolution of the Society, should such a step become 
necessary ; but this clause will certainly remain a dead letter while 
we retain the invaluable services of Mr. Southwell. 
During the year which has now closed we have added consider- 
ably to the number of our members. I am glad to be able to say 
also, that the interest of our meetings has been well sustained, and 
the papers submitted to us have been fully equal to those of former 
years. The compilation of an accurate list of the Fauna and Flora 
of our county has made progress. We have had contributed 
towards this end two communications, both entomological ; a list 
of the Norfolk Hymenoptera by our Vice-President, Mr. Bridgman, 
and one of the Hemiptcra by Mr. Edwards, whose name for the 
first time appears in our publications. I must congratulate this 
gentleman on his having undertaken the study of this interesting 
branch of entomology, and in doing so I would express the hope, 
that the example he has set, may be followed by some other of our 
younger members. It is far more interesting to take up some 
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