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THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB.
Mr. Wire read the list of additions to the Library since the last meeting by
donation and purchase, and thanks were voted to the donors.
Mr. Fitch exhibited portions of the skeleton of a horse found 12 feet deep in
flood gravel of the Chelmer river at Maldon. The whole skeleton was found
in digging the foundations of a bridge for the new railway. Another semi-
fossil skeleton was found at a considerable depth westward of the London Road,
Maldon, in the river end of the new railway cutting.
Mr. Walter Crouch exhibited teeth of horse from the river gravel at Barking
Side, found 14 feet down, and portions of skeleton and teeth of Bos from the
same gravel, 8 feet down. Pottery and other relics had been found in this gravel-
pit, upon which Mr. Crouch hoped to report at a future time.
The meeting then resolved itself into the
10th Annual General Meeting.
The minutes of the 9th Annual Meeting held on January 26th, 1889, were
read and confirmed.
The Secretary read the Annual Report of the Council for 1889. (See page 21.)
Mr. Walter Crouch read the Treasurer's Annual Statement of Account for
1889 (see page 26), which he had prepared, and which had been duly audited
by Mr. C. Ridley and himself.
After some discussion, the adoption of the Annual Report and Statement
of Account was proposed by Mr. N. F. Robarts, seconded by Mr. F. C. Gould,
and was carried unanimously.
Mr. C. Ridley and Mr. J. H. Porter were nominated as Scrutineers of the
ballot for the election of Officers for 1890.
To fulfil the requirements of Rule III., the following members retired from
the Council at the meeting of January 11th : Dr. Cory, Messrs. G. C. Champion,
J. C. Shenstone, and W. White.
And at the same meeting the following were proposed for election into the
Council, in accordance with Rule VI. : Messrs. B. Corcoran, W. H. Dalton,
F.G.S., George Day, F.R.M.S., and J. C. Shenstone, F.R.M.S. No other
members having been proposed, these four gentlemen stood as elected at the
present meeting, and the election was confirmed.
The following were declared by the Scrutineers to have been duly elected as
Officers for 1890 : President: Mr. E. A. Fitch, C.C, F.L.S., F.E.S.; Treasurer :
Mr. A. Lockyer; Hon. Secretary: Mr. W. Cole; Assistant Hon. Secretary : Mr.
B. G. Cole ; Librarian : Mr. A. P. Wire.
On the proposal of Mr. Crouch, a very hearty vote of thanks was unanimously
passed to Mrs. Royle for the care taken by her in keeping the accounts during
Mr. Royle's absence.
The Hon. Secretary (Mr. W. Cole) made some observations (unofficial) with
regard to the suggested re-adjustment of the rate of subscriptions, which would
be brought before the members at the earliest opportunity, and also entered into
some explanation of the scheme for the establishment of a local museum at Chelms-
ford by the Club and the Essex and Chelmsford Museum. Mr. Cole said it must
not be imagined that, if such a scheme were adopted, the Club would lose
its widespread character, and become identified with the town of Chelmsford.
He was as much opposed to such a change as any one could be, and so far as he
could, he would take care that the interests of the metropolitan and the Forest
district members were effectually safeguarded by the constitution and rules of the