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Appendix.
report will be published as soon as some further investigations have been
made, illustrated with plans, &c, in which lull acknowledgment will be
made of help received during the work.
The East Anglian Earthquake.—Certainly the most startling county
event during the year was the great earthquake of April 22nd, 1884. It
was at once seen that it was the duty of the Club to endeavour to record
in a permanent form all the facts connected with this very notable
phenomenon. Mr. R. Meldola and Mr. W. White at once took the
matter in hand, and with the assistance of a number of members of the
Club, and scientific men and others outside our circle, obtained a large
amount of information of a very interesting and permanently valuable
character. The authors will present the report to the Club at an early
meeting, and, as the printing of the same will be a heavy matter, a special
effort will be made to issue the report in a form creditable to the Club.
The many kind assistances afforded to Mr. Meldola and Mr. White in their
laborious task will be fully acknowledged in the report. The Council has
purchased for the Library, from Mr. Oldham and Mr. Damant, the
Colchester photographers, a set of views illustrating the effects of the
shook upon buildings in the affected districts.
Professor Boulger's efforts in aid of the work of the Club, during his
two years of office now drawing to a close, have been highly appreciated
by the Council, and must have met with the warm approval of those
members best acquainted with the conduct of the Society. Mr. Boulger
has scarcely missed any one meeting of the Club, either field or ordinary;
he has by his various addresses and papers fully kept up the high tone it
is the ambition of the Council to maintain at our meetings, and he has
in every way freely employed his time and pen in aid of the best interests
of the Club.
[The thanks of the Club are again due to those members who have
kindly furnished the means for serving tea and light refreshments at the
conversazioni held after each ordinary meeting. The contributions
during the year amounted to £5 0s. 3d. (including a balance of £1 6s. 3d.
from 1883), and the expenses of tea, attendance, &c. at nine meetings,
to £3 12s. 10d., leaving a balance of £1 7s. od. to be carried forward.
There is a liability chargeable to this fund of £5 14s. Od., for cost of
tea equipage, &c, advanced from the general fund of the Club (see
balance-sheet), and the charge for attendance at the Loughton Hall will
be more than in previous sessions. It is hoped that the kindness of
members attending the meetings will remove this adverse balance before
the end of the year.]