98 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Honorary. — The Council regrets the loss by death of four Honorary 

 Fellows, viz. Dr. Albert Grunow, Dr. L. Dippe] of Darmstadt, Ph. Van 

 Tieghem of Paris, and Professor Weismann of Freiburg. 



The List of Fellows now contains the names of 405 Ordinary, 

 1 Corresponding, 30 Honorary, and SI Ex-officio Fellows, making a 

 total of 517. 



FINANCE. 



The Revenue Account shows a balance of income over expenditure 

 of £163 3s. id. 



Compared with last year the income of the Society shows a slight 

 decrease, but the expenditure has fallen in a greater ratio. This is due 

 to the decrease in the cost of the Journal, and also in the number of 

 papers purchased for the Library — both circumstances being attributable 

 to the war interfering with the supply of foreign periodicals. 



During the year, £470 15s. \d. has been invested on Capital 

 Account, and £8 2s. has been added to Properties Account, by pur- 

 chase of new furniture. 



The value of the Society's securities has been left at the 1913 figure, 

 and this, with the amount added during the year, makes the Investment 

 Account up to £2039 15s. 4rf. The Property Account (excluding 

 Library and Instruments) stands at £88 2s. 



The sum of £305 17s. -id. has been therefore taken from the 

 Reserve Account and added to the Capital Account, making this up to 

 £2127 17s. id. 



The Reserve Account, with the balance of £163 3s. Ad., mentioned 

 above, now stands at £239 6s. 3d. 



JOUENAL. 



The papers, eight in number, which are embodied in the Transactions, 

 have been fully up to the standard of previous years. At the same time, 

 the Council regrets the paucity of contributions, and would impress upon 

 the Fellows the importance of contributing original communications for 

 subsequent publication in the Transactions. Not only are such com- 

 munications of special interest at the meetings, but it is on their pub- 

 Lication to the scientific world that the Society depends for the main- 

 tenance of its prestige. The Summary of Current Researches continues 

 to be of the same merit as heretofore, but during the latter half of the 

 year most foreign literature has not been accessible, and the Summaries 

 have consequently decreased in number. 



The Council takes this opportunity of again thanking the Editorial 

 Staff, which has laboured long and unremittingly on behalf of the 

 Society and its Journal. 



