No other names being proposed, the June 4th:—Annual Concert. gentlomennamed were declared duly elected.
Since the last Report, 24 new members In reply to Mr. Jus. Purdon, the Chair-have joined, and there are now in all 274 lid the Committee intended to apply names on the list, which has been brought up the pruning-knife to the list of subscribers to date. in the cases of those who were in arrear.
With regard to the finances, members will Mr. Muxray Srewant remarked that notice that it is proposed to write off a large the outstanding amounts were largely due mount of so-called outstanding subscriptions, from people it It tu get at, very item of the sum appearing in last: owing to al 3 knew of no case year's Assets as" Sundry Accounts in course in which payment of a subscription, at any of collection" has been gone into, and the Committee strongly recommend the ste] rate for this yest, had been refused. As There is a rule (No. XV) pros far as he was concerned, he thought it was for dealing with unpaid subscript not unreasonable to expect members to pay observance of which in times past would have before 31st Dec.; and those whose subscrip-saved mich trouble to the various Hon. tions were outstanding at that date this Treasurers, and the Committee urge upon year would be removed from the lis their successors the advisability of seeing it In some further discussion which ensued, the Chairman s: id the Committee believed The name of every member whose subscrip-into force at the end of each ye
very much in bringing out s syllabus at the tion remain unpaid on the lst December should be struck off the roll without fail. commencement of the season, as they di last year. There would probably The Sub-Committee appointd to report smoking concert, and they would get up upon the Rules have only one recommenda~ tion to make. They ¢ to abolish the some debates. entrance fee, The flourishing state of the Mr. Donovan thought the idea of send-Society's finances seems to warrant the step, ing out, as before, a list of subjects, for ebete and asking' for suggestions was which has been contemplated for some time past. very good one.
The Cuarnwan suggested that the meetmittee desire to express their best thanks While tendering their resignation, the Coming should place on record the Society's to all the ladies who were kind enough to sense of the value of the services of their assist the. Society; to all those gentlemen,
[their regret at his absence. Very Into Hon, Secretary, Me. C. 8. Addis, and non-members and puaabers, Ste took an Retive part in carrying out the season's profuimd; aad, finally, to, record. their sense eon gone into with the test. possible peo ple had any idea of the amount of time 8° of indebtedness to Mr. C. 8. Addis, whose care and Mr. Addis, their late Hon Secre-and trouble Mr. Addis had taken over the services they were indeed fortunate in securtary, had devoted a great deal of attention work of the Society. (Hear, hear.) ing as Hon. Secretary at the beginning of the it, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Wainewright and The Rev. T. R. Stevenson endorsed these seSsion, and to whose influence and energy, (the speaker) had also gor remarks, and moved: "That we here without doubt, its success was mainly due. they found that for some time th habit of putting down a great mai becriptions a asset, These had Poet agp mugs &. the Boo. for his valuable services ant
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