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to the Society as a body, but was due, in the first place, 
to what he considered his duty, after having read a 
report of a meeting of the Society at which the question 
came up. He said that he felt it his duty, being, he 
might say, one of the oldest — or among the oldest — 
friends of the deceased ; and not only so, but because he 
felt that as a matter of gratitude to his memory he 
should take the steps which he did. The intimation 
given by the Society at the meeting to which he referred 
was, that the funds of the Society were in such a con- 
dition that they could not afford to give the amount chat 
was required to procure a suitable memorial to the memo- 
ry of their late honorary Secretary. Thereupon, he took 
the matter in hand, feeling sure that if he made applica- 
tion to members of the Society, most of whom were 
personal and valued friends of Mr. Campbell, as 
individuals, they would respond heartily and liberally ; 
and he was glad to say that the step which he had taken 
met with the universal approval of every member 
of the Society to whom he made application, and 
contributions had been most liberally and ungrudg- 
ingly given towards the object in view. The President 
had spoken to him, requesting that he should not make 
any further appeal to members of the Society, before he 
(the President) should have had an opportunity of 
bringing the matter before the Society at its meeting : 
with the object that if the Society were willing to con- 
tribute a certain amount from its funds, that the amount 
which he (Mr. Forshaw) had collected should be handed 
over to the Society, or that the list which he had opened 
up should be handed over to the Secretary to continue 
the appeal to members, as agent of the Society. He at 
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