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fowl being a more domesticated fowl than the pheasant, that the 
latter must also thrive, though it might be a year or two before 
they would be seen in numbers. 
Mr. G-onrEET also drew attention to the benefit which the 
Society had done, and might continue to do. in stocking reservoirs 
in various places with the English perch and other fish. 
The Eeport was adopted unanimously. 
A number of alterations in the rules, which had been made by 
the Council, were submitted and adopted. 
The meeting then proceeded to the election of office-bearers, 
and Dr. Thomas Black was re-elected President of the Society. 
De. Tiioiias Blace returned thanks for the honor which 
had been conferred upon him, he referred to the very satisfactory 
position which the Society had now achieved, and to the 
certainty of its increasing value in the future. In the course of 
his remarks, he said Mr. Edward Wilson had been a A^ery good 
friend to the Society, not only with his advice, but his hands had 
always been open Avhen assistance was required. The Society 
were under a deep debt of gratitude to him, and also to Sir 
Henry Barkly, and other gentlemen of the same stamp, for the 
great assistance they had rendered to it. 
Professor McCoy and Baron Von Mueller were re-elected 
Vice-presidents, and Dr. Joseph Black was appointed Hon. 
Treasurer in the place of Mr T. J. Sumner, to whom a vote of 
thanks wns returned for his past services. 
Messrs. F. E. Godfrey and Charles Eyan, who had been 
previously appointed Members of the Council, had their appoint- 
ments confirmed, and Messrs. Samuel Wilson, W. Eobertson, 
M.L.A., T. J. Sumner, and Dr. Dobson, M.L.C., were elected 
Members of the Council. 
A vote of thanks for passed service was then passed to Dr. 
Pugh, who is about leaving the Colony for England. 
