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 in the death of its first effective General Secretary. T. G. Sunter. He duly recorded the minutes at the Executive meeting on June 29th, and none thought then he was so near the end of his splendid activities. "Take him for all in all, he was a man; we shall never see his like again." could truly be said of him. He had for nearly sixteen years been a quiet and unobtrusive pilot of the Society's affairs, always generous, open-hearted, and fatherly. Only a few members had any idea of his illness when the following notice, in black borders, appeared in the "Journal" of October:

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It is my most painful duty to inform you that our worthy and respected General Secretary passed away from this mortal flesh about 2 p.m.. September 20th, 1901, after a somewhat lengthy illness. Whilst I am sincerely grieved to have this painful duty to perform, I feel grateful that I have been privileged to work as a subordinate official under such a conscientious, sympathetic General Secretary, and that my experience of him as an adviser and co-worker and fellow-member is such that I can safely say: "He was a man who always endeavoured to do to others as he would they should do unto him."

We have lost an officer we can ill afford to lose, one whose place will be difficult to fill, always engaged in the welfare of our Society and its members, in its highest and noblest sense. His dealings always above suspicion, his accounts always correct, a virtue in itself.

He was ever ready with kindly advice and assistance to those in need. Outside his own particular sphere of occupation, as Editor and manager of the "Journal" he had always endeavoured to allow a fair field and no favour, always allowing fair criticism, consistent with protecting his correspondents from placing themselves within the grasp of the law.