ANNUAL MEETING 
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to make up the necessary amount for preserving Croham Hurst 
from spoliation (hear, hear). 
A member of the audience seconded the election motion, 
which was carried unanimously. 
The following are the officers elected for the current year ; — 
President. 
The Right Hon. LORO AVEBURV, D.C.L., F.R.S., &c. 
Trustees. 
The Right Hon. LORD AVEBURY, D.C.L., F.R.S., &c. 
G. A. MUSGRAVE, Esq., F.Z.S., F.R.G.S. 
Vice-Presidents. 
O. V. Aplin, Esq., F.L.S. 
Prof. G. S. Boulger, F.L.S. , F.G.S., Hon. 
Editor. 
The Hon. Mrs. R. C. Boyle. 
Mrs. Brightwen, F.E.S. 
The Rev. Stopford A. Brooke, M.A. 
The Right Hon. James Bryce, Esq., M.P. 
Charles Burt, Esq., J.P. 
The Rev. H. E. U. Bull, M.A. 
Dudley W. Buxton, Esq., M.D., D.Sc., 
M.R.C.P. 
The Right Rev. The Lord Bishop of Durham. 
Sir Mountstuart E. Grant Duff, G.C.S.I., 
F.R.S. 
W. Warde Fowler, Esq., M.A. 
The Right Hon. Sir Edward Fry. 
Sir Edward Grey, M.P. 
The Rev. Professor Henslow, M.A., F.L.S. 
Mrs. Arthur Hill. 
Prof. F. E. Hulme, F.L.S. 
Sir Robert Hunter, M.A. 
The Rev. J. Kirkman, M.A. 
G. B. Longstaff, Esq., M.D. 
Mrs. Martelli. 
Mrs. Charles Mathews. 
Hon. J. Scott Montagu, M.P. 
G. M. Murray, Esq., F.R.S., F.L.S. 
G. A. Musgrave, Esq., F.Z.S., F.R.G.S. 
Mrs. G. A. Musgrave. 
Mrs. Percy Myles, Hon. Librarian. 
J. L. Otter, Esq., Hon. Treas. 
The Right Hon. Earl Percy. 
Mrs. E. Phillips. 
The Rev. Canon H. D. Rawnsley, M.A. 
H. D. Skrine, Esq., J.P., D.L. 
The Right Hon. I'he Earl of Selborne. 
The Right Hon. The Earl of Stamford. 
R. Marshman Wattson, Esq. 
The Very Rev\ the Dean of Westminster. 
R. Holt White, Esq. 
Wm. White, Esq., F.S.A. 
The Rev. Canon Wilberforce, M.A. 
A. W. Wills, Esq. 
Council. 
The President, Trustees, Vice-Presidents, Editor, Treasurer, Librarian and Secretary {ex'officio). 
George Avenell, Esq. 1 A. H. Macpherson, Esq., B.C.L., M.A., F.Z.S. 
Miss M. B. Danvers. A. E. Malaher, Esq. 
F. Downing, Esq. Basil W. Martin, Esq., F.Z.S. 
Mrs. Durrant. Edward A. Martin, Esq., F.G.S. 
J. C. Float, Esq. L. E. Taylor, Esq. 
Mrs. F. E. Lemon. A. B. Wilkinson, Esq. 
(With Representatives elected by the Branches.) 
The Chairman then delivered a brief impromptu address as 
proxy for Lord Avebury. He agreed with Sir Robert Hunter 
that the existence of so many Societies with cognate aims was 
a great source of encouragement in well-doing to those who 
were endeavouring to defend Nature against those plagues and 
pests which sought to worry her out of existence. It was a 
considerable advantage to have the moral force of all these on 
their side, for though they were largely made up of the same 
members— (laughter) — still it looked well, and gave an impres- 
sion that the whole brigade would be turned on to attack any 
single grievance. They found this immensely useful as a means 
of convincingly approaching the Legislature ; for with such a 
combination they could so effectively deluge members with 
circulars as to produce the impression that the attention of the 
