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facts upon which our knowledge of British Ethnology is based. He
thought that the members of the Club were to be congratulated both on
their President and on the admirable Address with which they had been
favoured.
Mr. White, in seconding the motion, spoke of the great services which
had been rendered by Mr. Lockyer, who, unfortunately for the Club,
was relinquishing the office of Librarian.
The President. Mr. Lockyer and Mr. Cole briefly replied.
A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Letchford for his services as
Auditor.
Refreshments were served as usual at the close of the meeting.
Saturday, February 27th, 1886. Ordinary' Meeting.
The sixty-sixth Ordinary Meeting was held in the Public Hall,
Loughton, at half-past six o'clock, the President (Mr. T, V. Holmes) in
the chair.
Mr. Herbert Fraser was elected a member of the Club.
Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks voted to the
donors.
Mr. J. Cl. Goodchild, F.G.S., read a paper, entitled "Notes upon some
Mounds near the Estuary of the Thames" [printed in ' Essex
Naturalist,' vol. i., pp. 210-218]. The paper was illustrated by
numerous maps and diagrams.
A long discussion followed, carried on by Mr. Holmes, Mr. White,
Mr. F. C. Gould, Mr. W. Cole and Prof. Meldola, and Mr. Goodchild
replied.
Mr. Holmes, on behalf of the author, Mr. W. Whitaker, F.G.S., read
extracts from a paper entitled " Further Notes on Essex Wells," being
supplemental to a paper read before the Club in 1884 [these papers
were combined and published in the ' Transactions,' vol. iv., pp.
149-170].*
Cordial votes of thanks were passed to the authors, and the meeting
resolved itself into the usual conversazione.
Saturday, March 20th, 1880. Ordinary Meeting.
The sixty-seventh Ordinary Meeting of the Club was held in the
Loughton Public Hall at half-past six o'clock, Prof. R. Meldola, Vice-
president, in the chair.
Mrs. A. P. Wire and Mr. J. Snowdon were elected members of the
Club.
* By an error the date of the second paper is given as Feb. 26th, 1885, in the
' Transactions.'