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REPORT. 
Presented to the Members on April 14 th, 1908. 
The Committee have pleasure in presenting to the Members 
the Thirty-Fourth Annual Report of the Club. 
During the Club year now ended, 22 meetings have been 
held, in which much useful work has been done. They 
consider that the papers which have been read have been 
both interesting and of educational value, and not less so 
than in previous years. Of the 22 papers read, 8 have been 
given by members, and 14 by friends. The various branches 
of work in which the Club desires to promote an interest 
have been dealt with as follows : — 
Literary, 13 papers; Travel, 3 papers ; Scientific, 6 papers. 
That the papers have been as interesting as in past years 
is shown by the attendance, which has averaged 36 Members 
and 30 Associates and friends, as compared with 34 Members 
and 30 Associates and friends during last year. 
The aggregate attendance has been 784 Members and 660 
friends, or a total individual attendance of 1440, as compared 
with 1340 last year. During the year 12 new Members and 
8 Associates have been elected and the membership is now 
composed of 16 Honorary Members, 188 Ordinary Members, 
and 28 Associates, being a total of 232, as compared with 
223 last year. 
The Committee regret to record the loss the Club has 
sustained during the year in the death of one of its Vice- 
Presidents, the Rev. W. S. Matthews, B.A., which took place 
on February 29th, 1908. Mr. Matthews has had a long and 
useful connection with the Club, having served as a Member 
of the Committee for 14 years and as a Vice-President for 
9 years. In addition, he was a frequent and valuable con- 
tributor to the Syllabuses of the Club, his numerous papers 
on literary subjects being always of a high standard ; and 
he also gave great assistance in rendering successful the 
debates of the Club. 
During the year there has also passed away one of the 
Founders of the Club, Thomas Dean, M.D. In the early 
history of the Club Dr. Dean rendered much valuable help. 
