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History Museum, and from Sir Edward F. Kenyon, of the British 

 Museum, asking whether he would net immediately as President of this 

 Society, and in the name of the Society. He therefore protested against 

 the proposed commandeering of these buildings in a communication"to 

 the Prime Minister, which was duly acknowledged, and he now reported 

 what liad been done. 



Mr. D. J. Scourfield read the Report of the Council for 1917, as 

 follows :— 



FELLOWS. 



The number of Ordinary Fellows elected and reinstated during the 

 year 1917 was 15, while 9 died, (5 resigned or were removed. One 

 Honorary Fellow has been lost by death. 



The List of Fellows now stands as follows : — 396 Ordinary, 1 Corre- 

 sponding, 26 Honorary, and 81 Ex-officio, or 507 in all. 



JOURNAL. 



In the Transactions are recorded nine ori^'inal communications. 



The Summary of Current Researches relating to Zoology, Botany^ 

 and Microscopy has been maintained as far as has been practicable under 

 the circumstances brought about by the war. 



The Council takes this opportunity of thanking the Editorial Staff 

 for its work during the past year. 



LIBRARY. 



The condition of the labrary continues to improve, and during the 

 past year greater advantage has been taken by the Fellows of their 

 privilege in regard to borrowing books from it. 



The Society continues to subscribe to Lewis's Circulating Scientifie 

 Library, and the Council is glad to note that increasing use is being 

 made of the volumes thus rendered accessible to the Fellows. 



INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS. 



The instruments and apparatus are in excellent condition, and 

 during 1917, in addition to the New Optical System for the projection 



