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balance in hand at the close of the year is much smaller than that of 

 the previous year, but the amount on deposit at the Bank nearly accounts 

 for the difference. 



The admission fees received in 1900 and the compounding fees re- 

 ceived during the present year have been invested, in accordance with 

 the Rules, in India 3 per cents. The admission fees for 1901 will be 

 invested early in the new year. 



JOURNAL. 



The original papers published in the Journal during 1901 have been 

 ten, as against seven last year, and they have belonged to all branches 

 of the field occupied by our Society, — Zoology, Botany, the construction 

 of the Microscope, and Microscopic Optics. 



The Summary of Current Researches has been continued as before, 

 with the addition, mentioned in the Report last year, of the microscopy 

 of metallurgy ; abstracts have been given of many interesting and im- 

 portant papers on the microstructure of metals and alloys. 



INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS. 



In accordance with the Council's decision of last year, the Instru- 

 ments, object-glasses, and apparatus in the Society's collection have been 

 •engraved with the letters R.M.S. and a number, so that every piece can 

 now be readily identified. 



The instruments have been rearranged in the Cabinet, and the whole 

 are in good condition. 



The following valuable additions have been made to the collection 

 during the past year : — 



Jan. 1G, 1901. — An old Pocket Field Microscope by H. Gilbertson. 

 Presented by Mr. H. E. Freeman. 



Feb. 20. — A Double Reflecting Microscope by P. and I. Dollond. 

 Presented by Mr. J. J. Kern. 



Two old Objectives : 2 in. and * in., by Andrew Ross. Presented by 

 Mr. F. R. Dixon-Nuttall. 



Oct. 16. — An old Microscope by Cary. Presented by Mr. Chas. 

 Lees-Curties. 



A Patent Graphic Telescope by Cornelius Varley. Presented by 

 Mr. Chas. F. Rousselet. 



Nov. 20. — A Microscope by Plossl & Cie. of Vienna. Presented by 

 Right Hon. Sir Ford North. 



An old Microscope by Cuff. Presented by Mr. Chas. Lees-Curties. 



An old Microscope by Hugh Powell. Presented by Messrs. W. 

 Watson and Sons. 



A Microscope by Powell and Lealand, dated 1848. Presented by 

 Rev. Canon Carr ; J. W. Gifford ; Sydney T. Klein ; A. D. Michael ; 

 E. M. Nelson. 



CABINET. 



Four slides of mounted Rotifers, received from the Hon. Thos. 

 Kirkman of Natal, have been the only additions to the Cabinet in the 

 year 1901. 



