LOO PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETT. 



The Council regrets to note that bnt little interest seems to be taken 

 in the Cabinet, and hopes that the Fellows will in the future make 

 more use of the collection of type slides. The following additions haw 

 been made during the past year : — 



Professor Sigmund's Histological Preparations, 20 slides and descrip- 

 tive texts. Presented by Messrs. Carl Zeiss. London. 



Six old ivory sliders of botanical sections. Presented by Mr. T. G. 

 Taylor. 



The number of slides in the Cabinet now amounts to nearly 9000. 



MEETINGS. 



During 1!H4, nine Ordinary Meetings have been held, and all have 

 been well attended, but the Annual Conversazione, which is usual ly 

 held in October, was not held on account of the European War. 



The Sectional Meetings have had a very successful year. The 

 Biological Section, under the Secretaryship of Mr. Scourfield, held 

 eight meetings, with an average attendance of 20. The Brass and 

 Glass Section, under the Secretaryship of Mr. Cheshire, held five 

 meetings, with an average attendance of 10. 



Mr. Cyril F. Hill (Hon. Treasurer) then read the Financial State- 

 ment for the year 1914. 



Mr. J. Wilson moved the adoption of the Report of the Council and 

 the Treasurer's Statement. 



He wished to congratulate the Society on the excellence of the Report 

 of the Council, which from beginning to end was highly satisfactory. 



Regarding the Treasurer's statement, there were two items which he 

 thought required a little explanation for the benefit of the Society. 

 According to the Secretary's statement there were 500 Fellows in the 

 Society, and yet the subscriptions only amounted to £696 odd : he would 

 like to know how it was that the subscriptions fell so far short of the 

 amount which should be brought in by the number of members belong- 

 ing to the Society. 



The second matter he would like to have explained was in regard to 

 the item of £143 put down against " Sundry Creditors " on the debit 

 side of the Balance Sheet, and that of £200 against " Sundry Debtors " 

 on the other side of the Sheet. It seemed to him that both these items 

 were too large to go unexplained in the Balance Sheet of the Society. 



Mr. C. E. Heath, in seconding the proposal, asked for information 

 respecting the position of the Society's investments. 



Mr. Cyril Hill (Treasurer) replied that, in regard to Mr. Wilson's first 



