LIVERPOOL CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION. 
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valuable nature, the attendance uniformly good, the discussions interesting, and the 
general feeling one of great unanimity and concord. The invitation from the Associa¬ 
tion for the Conference to hold a meeting in Liverpool was cordially received, and will 
be accepted on the first opportunity. * 
The Library and Museum continue to receive valuable additions, and to afford im¬ 
portant aid to members and associates in their varied studies and investigations. 
Your Librarian, Mr. Scoffin, reports that during ,the past year 572 volumes have 
circulated amongst 60 readers. 
Your Council regret that they have to record Mr. Scoffin’s resignation of the post of 
Librarian through the pressure of his other business engagements, and that in conse¬ 
quence a further removal of the Library will be necessary. In selecting a new locality, 
your Council will consult the convenience of the members, and hope to be able to make 
arrangements for placing it in this Institution, which arrangement they believe would 
prove highly satisfactory to the members and associates. 
Your Treasurer, Mr. Sumner, will read to you his Financial Statement, showing a 
balance of £35. 6s. Id. to the credit of the Society, the appropriation of which will de¬ 
volve upon the new Council. 
Mr. R. Sumner having read the Financial Statement, the President moved the adoption 
of the Reports of the Council and Treasurer. In reference to the resignation of Mr. 
Scoffin, the Librarian, he observed that that resignation would render the removal of 
the Library necessary, but he hoped they would be able to make such an arrangement 
as would enable them to have the Library in the Royal Institution. 
The motion was seconded by Mr. H. Bird and adopted. 
Mr. H. Bird moved “That the Council Report and Financial Statement now read, 
with the Proceedings of the Association during the past Session, the Laws and Bye- 
Laws, the Catalogue of the Books in the Library, and the List of the Members and 
Associates, be printed and published.” 
Mr. R. Sumner seconded the motion, which was carried. 
Mr. A. Redford moved “ That the best thanks of the Association be given to those 
gentlemen who have lectured or read papers at the meetings, and to the donors to the 
Library and Museum during the past session.” 
Mr. King seconded the motion, which w^as carried. 
Mr. W. King moved “ That the thanks of the Association be given to the officers and 
other members of the Council, and especially to Mr. H. Sugden Evans, F.C.S., for their 
valuable services during the year.” 
Mr. A. Redford seconded the motion, which was carried. The President acknow¬ 
ledged the compjiment. 
The meeting then proceeded to the election of four members to fill up the vacancies 
in the Council caused by the retirement in rotation of Messrs. H. Sugden Evans, J. 
Dutton, N. Mercer, and M. Murphy. These gentlemen were re-elected. 
Mr. R. Sumner expressed a wish that the list of associates should, if possible, be in¬ 
creased, and remarked that it did not increase so much as that of the members. He 
thought the Library would be more advantageous to the Association at the Royal In¬ 
stitution than elsewhere. 
The Secretary announced the following donations to the Library:—* The Chemist 
and Druggist,’ from the Editors ; ‘ The Proceedings of the Historic Society of Lancashire 
and Cheshire,’ from the Society. 
After a vote of thanks to the Chairman for his services had been accorded by accla¬ 
mation, the proceedings terminated. 
The first G-eneral Meeting of the Liverpool Chemists’ Association was held at the 
Royal Institution, Colquitt Street, on the evening of the 13th of October. The Pre¬ 
sident occupied the Chair, and there was a large attendance of the members. 
The Hon. Secretary having read the minutes of the last Annual Meeting, recording 
the re-election to the Council of Messrs. H. S. Evans, J. Dutton, N. Mercer, and M. 
Murphy, he announced that the Council had made the following selection from its 
body to fill the respective offices attached, namely:—Mr. A. Redford, President; N. 
Mercer, Vice-President; R. Sumner, Treasurer; M. Murphy, Hon. Secretary. Also 
