OBITUARY NOTICE OF H. W. CAIRD. 
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Obituary Notice of Henry William Caird, M.A. (Oxon). 
It is my duty to notice to yon this evening the great loss 
we have to deplore in the death of our late Vice-President, 
Mr. H. W. Caird. 
Mr. Caird came out to this island in 1859 as one of the 
masters of the Queen’s College, then newly established under 
the name of the Collegiate School. He continued to fill the 
same place from that time until his death, which took place 
on the 16th March last. He acted on two occasions as 
Principal of the College during the absence of the permanent 
holder of the office. 
Mr. Caird was one of the founders of this Association, and 
its first Secretary. To his efforts its existence was in the 
first place mainly due ; and the Association was no less 
indebted to the active interest he took in it lor its continuance 
at a time when it had almost fallen into abeyance. He was 
twice President of the Association, on each occasion for two 
years. 
Mr. Caird was a lover of the sciences ; he had a good ac- 
quaintance with geology and the kindred branches of know- 
ledge. He made several collections of insects, which, with 
great liberality, he presented to persons interested in ento- 
mology, in order that that department of science should be 
worked out in reference to this island. Unfortunately no 
information has reached us as to what has be in done with 
his collections, a circumstance much to os i ^gretted, as it 
may be feared that another opportunity of placiug our 
knowledge of the insects of Trinidad on a satisfactory basis 
has been lost. 
I feel sure that every member of the Association will join 
