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William Carruthers, Esq., F.R.S., F.L.S., F.G.S. ; George C. Karop, Esq. r 

 M.R.C.S. ; The Eight Hon. Sir Ford North, P.O., F.R.S. 



Treasurer — J. J. Vezey. Esq. 



Secretaries— Eev. W. H. Dallinger, LL.D., F.R.S. ; R. G. Hebb, Esq., 

 M.A., M.D., F.R.C.P. 



Other Members of Council — Conrad Beck, Esq. ; Alfred W. Bennett, 

 Esq., M.A., B.Sc., F.L.S.; E. T. Browne, Esq.; Rev. Edmund Carr, 

 M.A., F.R.Met.S. ; A. N. Disney, Esq., M.A., B.Sc.; A. D. Michael, 

 Esq., F.L.S. ; E. M. Nelson, Esq. ; Henry Geo. Plimmer, Esq., F.L.S. \. 

 Thomas H. Powell, Esq. ; Percy E. Radley, Esq. ; Charles F. Rousse- 

 let, Esq. ; Thos. W. Shore, Esq., M.D., B.Sc, F.L.S. 



Librarian — Percy E. Radley, Esq. 



Curator — Charles F. Rousselet, Esq. 



The Annual Report of the Council was then read by Dr. Hebb as 

 follows. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR 1901. 



The most important event of the past year affecting the interests of 

 the Society is the renewal of the Patronage which His Majesty accorded 

 to the Society as Prince of Wales in 1866. 



The Council feels that the honour cannot fail to exercise a beneficial 

 influence on the affairs of the Society. 



FELLOWS. 



Ordinary. — During the year 1901, 15 new Fellows have been elected, 

 whilst 13 have died, 17 have resigned, and 4 have been removed. 



Among the deaths the Council records with regret the names of 

 G. Shadbolt, who was President 1856-7, and of J. Ware Stephenson,. 

 Treasurer from 1872-81. 



Honorary. — The election of Dr. T. C. Hudson to be an Honorary 

 Fellow has made the total number 47. 



The list of Fellows now contains the names of 438 Ordinary,. 

 1 Corresponding, 47 Honorary, and 83 Ex-Officio Fellows, being a total 

 of 569. 



FINANCES. 



The total amount received for Subscriptions during the year is less 

 than that under the same head of last year ; this is largely due to the fact 

 that there were less arrears to collect, the diminution being in the years 

 previous to 1901. 



The subscriptions of the new Fellows elected during the year have 

 not been sufficient to compensate for the loss by deaths, resignations, 

 and removals ; it is necessary therefore to urge on Fellows the desira- 

 bility of increasing the membership of the Society so that its operations 

 shall not be curtailed. 



The expenses of the year arc rather less than those of 1900 ; the 



