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fessional services were not likely to be again required. Some con- 
siderable time elapsed before they gave effect to this request, and as the 
matter is somewhat exceptional in its character, I should very much 
wish to obtain the sanction of my brother Directors before making 
payment of the amount. I enclose a memorandum of the state of the 
Society's funds in my hands to date, from which it will appear that I 
am quite in a position to pay this claim and to provide for all ordinary 
expenditure on this side on account of the Society, during the earlier 
months of 1888, and this I trust will be found satisfactory. 
I have recently again applied to Mr. Hurlbatt, the Official Trustee, 
as to the prospect of a dividend, and his reply is that the difficulties to 
which he alluded in his letter of January 24th, as precluding the imme- 
diate declaration of a dividend still exist, but that some progress has 
been made towards affecting a settlement, and he hopes it will not now 
be long before a dividend can be announced. This is after all, but 
somewhat of cold comfort, but it leaves room for hope that the Society 
may be at least recouped the amount of the lawyer's bill. 
I venture to express the hope that the importance of the boundary 
question is not being lost sight of by the local authorities, — (Oct. 19th.) 
Meeting held on i$th December.— -Mr. Justice Kirke, 
M.A., B.C.L., President, in the chair. 
There were 18 members present. 
Election. — Member : Alex. Gordon, SJ.P. 
A letter was read from Mr. J. C. R. Hill, Honorary 
Secretary to the Jubilee General Committee, conveying 
the thanks of the Committee for the Society's contri- 
bution towards the permanent Memorial Fund. 
The President reported that the Directors had re- 
cently under consideration the matter of the Secretary- 
ship of the Society. Unfortunately Mr. Hill the present 
