ADDRESS. 
Read by the President, Rev. M. C. H. Bird. M.A., M.B.O.U., 
to the Members of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists’ 
Society, at their Fortieth Annual Meeting, held at the 
Norwich Castle-Museum, March 30 th. 1909. 
Ladies and Gentlemen — In reviewing the progress of the 
Society for the past Session, the first point to be considered, 
is that of the number of members. This seems to be quite 
satisfactory, as we now have a total of 290 members, against 
282 in March, 1908 — but we have, unfortunately, to record 
the loss bv death of two Vice-Presidents, namely : Lord 
Amherst of Hackney, and the Earl of Leicester, and three 
other Members, namely : Sir Edward Birkbeck, Bart., Mr. 
Samuel Gurney Buxton, and Mr. John Long. Lord Amherst 
of Hackney, as Mr. \V. A. Tyssen- Amherst, was a member of 
the Society practically from the beginning. His name 
appears as a Vice- President in the second published list of 
officers, in 1870-71. He remained a Vice-President till his 
death, on 16th of January, 1909. 
The Earl of Leicester, K.G., who died on 24th of 
January, 1909. was a Vice-President of the Society since 
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Sir Edward Birkbeck had been a member for many years, 
but did not take any active part in the work of the 
Society. 
Mr. Samuel Gurney Buxton of Catton Hall, who died on 
12th February last, had been a member since 1870-71. He 
was much interested in Natural History, and will be long 
remembered as a keen sportsman. 
The Library is increasing so rapidly, that it has been 
necessary to consider the question of further shelving 
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