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Rna'l hij Ute rre4<Icnf, ]\Iu. -I. K. Guhnky, -Tun., F.L.S., fo the 
AIeinbcr.< (f fhe Ni>i'/o/k U7ii/ Norwich JVufui'(i/i>^f!< Sociefi/, of 
thiur Twentieth Annual Meetin<j, held at the Nortulk and 
Norwich Mureum, March dOfh, 1SS!>. 
Ladies and Gentlemen — Wlieii it was for the second time 
])roposcd tliat I should accept tlio oflico of your President, I did not 
hesitate to accept the compliment with gmtitude, and in the same 
spirit in which the honour was olfercd I appreciate it. Living 
near Xorwich I have Iiad no difiiculty in attending to take the 
chair at meetings, and can truly say that there has not been one of 
tliem hut has been full of profit and interest ; and if Dr. .Shephard 
Taylor, to whom I this evening yield up the presidency, is as 
fortunate in the papers which are read as I have been, he has much 
which is agreeable to look forward to. 
The first summer excursion "Wiis to Eaton Common and Keswick 
Woods, and was largely attcndcil. A fine day enabled those who 
cared for flowers and insects to seek for them each in his own way, 
after which the party, under my guidance, made their way to 
Keswick Hall, and while some strolled about, others gave their 
attention to the late Mr. Hudson Gurney’s collection of books 
and manuscripts. 
The Jul}' excursion was to Loddon, when the members proceeded 
1)V waggonette to Langley Park, where thej" were met by .Sir 
Poginald Peauchamp. In a large wood, comprising about ninety 
acres, they had the pleasure of examining various trees, including 
an >Vsh of great height, measuring more than ten feet in circumference 
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