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Honorary. — Two Honorary Fellows, H. De Lacaze Duthiers and 

 Dr. R. L. Maddox, have died, and the Right Hon. Lord Rayleigh has 

 ■been elected an Honorary Fellow. The number of Honorary Fellows 

 is now 46. 



The list of Fellows now contains the names of 432 Ordinary, 

 1 Corresponding, 46 Honorary, and 83 Ex-Officio Fellows, being a total 

 of 562. 



FINANCES. 



The amount received for Subscriptions during the past year is about 

 50?. less than that in 1901. This is chiefly accounted for by the slack- 

 ness of some Fellows in the payment of their Annual Subscriptions, there 

 being about 701. in arrears. The Council hopes that by calling attention 

 to this fact, Fellows will assist the Treasurer by being more prompt in 

 their payments in future. Every Fellow who has not paid in the early 

 months of the year when the subscription is due has received three 

 separate applications for payment, besides a slip of reminder attached 

 to two issues of the Journal. This entails much extra and unnecessary 

 work on the clerical staff, besides putting the Society to increased ex- 

 pense for postage. 



The admission and compounding fees received during the year have 

 been invested in India 3 per cents., raising the amount of stock held in 

 that security to 474L 19,<?. bd. 



The Council has found it possible to make a large saving in the cost 

 of the Journal, reducing the outlay on that item by about 50/. in the 

 year. It is hoped that a further reduction will be made in the current 

 year. This is most important considering the large outlay under this 

 head, and it is gratifying to note that the economy has been effected with- 

 out impairing the value of the Journal. 



JOURNAL. 



During the past year, several changes have been made in the 

 editorial staff. The post of General Editor, rendered vacant by the 

 death of Mr. A. W. Bennett, was assigned to Mr. R. G. Hebb, M.D., 

 while the care of the Botanical Department was accepted by Mr. A. B. 

 Rendle, D.Sc, Assistant in Botany at the British Museum, an appoint- 

 ment on which the Society is much to be congratulated. Another 

 valuable accession has been that of Mr. J. W. H. Eyre, M.D. F.R.S.E., 

 Bacteriologist to Guy's Hospital. 



The original papers which have appeared during the year have been 

 (juite up to the usual level in value and number, while the abstracts in 

 Zoology, Botany, and Microscopy have " fully maintained their previous 

 high standard. 



INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS. 



The Instruments and Apparatus in the Society's Collection continue 



to be in good condition. 



During the past year, the following additions have been made : — 

 May 21, 1902.— Two pieces of Apparatus, Forceps, &c, designed by 



the late Mr. R. Macer for exhibiting flies feeding. Presented by 



Mrs. Macer. 



