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1 >ut the clogs which retard progress want gently hut firmly removing ro 
a region, where, if the} 7 can do no good, they can do no harm. 
Gentlemen, if any word I have said to-night leads one of you to 
take a more serious view of the work in which we are engaged, I shall 
have been well repaid. The City of London Entomological Society is 
obtaining a name for scientific work, second to none m the kingdom 
The fact that we are numerically weak, that our subscriptions are kept 
low on jjurpose to attract the humble worker, at the same time militates 
greatly against us, in attaining a position in which more work can be 
given to the entomological public. For what we are able to do at pre¬ 
sent, we are largely indebted to the generosity of our worthy President, 
under whose guidance the Society has reached a recognised position in 
the entomological world. You have been reminded to-night that the 
k ‘ Fauna List of the London District,” which, two years ago, you 
authorised (with some enthusiasm) certain members of the Society to 
draw up, requires printing. I have no doubt that many entomologists 
outside our ranks would willingly subscribe if they knew that the list 
was ready, and that the obstacle to printing was mainly financial. 
However, I trust that all will aid the committee, who have the matter 
in hand, to the best of their ability, and that its publication will be per¬ 
severed in. If it be, I am quite sure that it will bring you further 
renown, and gain you the further respect of the entomological world 
And now, gentlemen, I leave you in the hands of our kind President, 
for another. I hope for many other years ; under his genial rule, I do 
not doubt that the wheels of this Society will move with as little friction, 
and the work done be of the same high character, that has marked the 
preceding years. 
