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Dofort and Mr. Thorrington were due to retire from the Council, in
rotation, at the approaching Annual Meeting ; accordingly, nominations
were invited to fill the vacancies thus caused.
Mrs. Hatley was nominated for re-election by Mr. Warren, seconded by
Mr. Scourfield.
Miss Dofort was nominated for re-election by Miss G. Lister, seconded
by Miss Prince.
Mr. Thorrington was nominated for re-election by Mr. Price, seconded
by Mr. Main.
Further nominations were invited, but none made.
The Hon, Secretary announced that the Council nominated the Presi-
dent and other existing Officers for re-election to their respective offices.
The announcement that Mr. Glegg was willing to serve a further term as
President was received with applause.
Mr. Scourfield exhibited various maps and explanatory leaflets con-
cerning the work of the Land Utilization Survey of Britain, and invited
the co-operation of interested members in the survey of those portions
of Essex which were not yet mapped.
The Hon. Secretary exhibited, on behalf of Mrs. J. E. Scourfield, sixteen
water-colour sketches of various parts of Epping Forest executed by her.
He also showed a number of photographs of Colchester from the
Museum Pictorial Survey collection.
Mr. Thompson also exhibited the original inscribed Silver Trowel
which was presented to the late Mr. Passmore Edwards when he laid the
foundation stone of the Stratford Museum on October 6th. 1898; this
Trowel had unexpectedly been offered for purchase to the Museum recently
through trade channels and was gladly acquired.
Thanks were passed to the exhibitors.
The President then called upon Major Anthony Buxton, D.S.O., who
gave a lecture on "Birds at Close Range," which he illustrated by an
extensive series of lantern-photographs taken by himself near Geneva and
in Norfolk.
At the conclusion of a fascinating lecture, the President instanced some
of his own experiences in watching birds from a hide, and several members
asked questions which the lecturer answered. Mr. Austin proposed a vote
of thanks to Major Buxton for his most interesting lecture and Mr. Barns
seconded ; the vote was passed by acclamation.
Major Buxton having thanked the meeting for its kind reception of
his talk, the proceedings terminated at 5.5 o'clock.
THE ANNUAL MEETING (727TH MEETING) AND THE
728TH ORDINARY MEETING.
SATURDAY, 24TH MARCH, 1934.
These meetings were held in the Physics Lecture Theatre of the Munici-
pal College, Romford Road, Stratford, on the above afternoon, the Presi-
dent, Mr. William E. Glegg, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U., being in the chair. Over
go members and visitors attended.
Miss E. G. Bengough, of 50, Windsor Road, Forest Gate, E.7, and
the Dagenham Public Libraries (Mr. John O'Leary, principal librarian)
were elected members of the Club.