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FIFTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE 
ceeded with. After the close of the Ballot, and the numbers polled 
had been cast up, the Scrutators handed in their report of the 
result, which 
The President announced to be as follows:— 
Field . 
... 29 
Mr. 
Coley . . . 
... 3 
Ernes . 
... 29 
C( 
Spooner 
... 3 
Braby . 
... 27 
it 
Dunsford . 
... 3 
Mayer . 
... 25 
a 
Gowing 
... 2 
Nice . . 
... 18 
C( 
Simonds 
... 2 
Burley 
... 17 
ti 
Gloag . . 
... 2 
Withers . 
... 14 
<( 
Martin . 
... 2 
F. C. Cherry 
... 13 
<( 
Hunt 
... 2 
Vines . . 
... 10 
ee 
Hooper 
... 2 
Varnell . 
... 6 
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A. Henderson 
... 2 
Brown 
... 5 
(( 
Karkeek . . 
. . . 1 
Cox . . . 
... 4 
it 
Mayhew . 
. . . 1 
Yeomans . . 
... 4 
tt 
Read 
. . . 1 
Baker 
Dawes . . 
... 4 
... 4 
(( 
Huntress . . 
. . . 1 
The President then said, the election had fallen on the first 
seven named gentlemen, viz. Messrs. Field, Ernes, Braby, Mayer, 
Nice, Burley, and Withers. It would now, however, be for the 
Meeting to decide by lot which of the seven gentlemen elected 
should be the one to succeed Mr. Mayer, as there would be a 
difference in the period of his time of office to the other six members 
of Council. The lot having been taken, the President took one 
of the papers out, and, opening it, announced that Mr. Braby 
would supply Mr. Mayer’s seat at the Council. 
The President then again addressed the Meeting, which he said 
had now become a special one; on which occasion he had the 
honour of addressing them for the fifth time as their President, and he 
felt that they could do no less than return their most sincere thanks 
to her Majesty, the Queen, for having granted them a Charter, and 
wish that her life may be long and prosperous [hear, hear , and 
cheers ]. The Council during the past year had held many meet¬ 
ings, but they had not been of that laborious character that they 
were during the preceding year; and he hoped that, although the 
duties had become lighter, they would continue to be prosperous. 
He also hoped teachers would teach the young gentlemen entrusted 
to their instruction with earnestness and fidelity, so that they might 
convince them they were instructing them with honest motives and 
intention, and to the utmost of their abilities. The Council were 
now going to revise the code of By-laws, for the purpose of im¬ 
proving them to the utmost of their abilities. He could not con- 
