134 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR 1!U0. 

 FELLOWS. 



Ordinary. — Daring the year 1910, 82 new Fellows have been elected, 

 whilst 7 have died, 10 have resigned, and 7 have been removed, and 

 3 elections have been declared void. 



Among the names of deceased Fellows the Council regrets to record 

 those of Sir William Huggins, F.R.S., etc., and of Walter Wesche, 

 sympathetic notices of whom were made from the Chair at the April 

 and October meetings. 



Honorary. — The Council regrets to announce the deaths of two 

 Honorary Fellows : — Prof. A. Agassiz and Prof. E. van Beneden. 



The number of Honorary Fellows is now 38. 



The List of Fellows now contains the names of 393 Ordinary, 

 1 Corresponding, 38 Honorary, and 79 Ex-officio Fellows, being a total 

 of 511. 



FINANCE. 



The amount received from Members' subscriptions is £70 less than 

 last year, but this does not affect the stability of the Society's permanent 

 income, arising as it does from fewer arrears being collectable and less 

 having been paid in advance. The amount received from admission 

 fees is larger than it has been for many years. There is a considerable 

 falling off in the sales of the Journal. The receipts from this source 

 having been £7X less than last year. This may be partly caused by 

 changes in the publishing trade. If such be the case it will no doubt 

 correct itself in the future. 



JOURNAL. 



Seventeen valuable papers on important subjects are recorded in the 

 Transactions of the Society ; the front part of the Journal also includes 

 three Notes, making a total of twenty communications. 



The Proceedings of the Society deserve attention, notably those con- 

 taining an interesting communication by the President. 



The summary of current researches has been continued on lines 

 similar to those of previous years, and the thanks of the Council are due 

 to the members of the editorial staff for their continued efforts in main- 

 taining the high standard of the abstracts of Zoology, Botany, Microscopy, 

 and Metallography. 



LIBRARY. 



The Library has been maintained in good order, but the number of 

 new books received during the year 1910 has been fewer than usual. 

 More use has been made of the Library since the publication of the new 

 ( 1 atalogue. 



INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS. 



The Instruments and Apparatus in the Society's Collection continue 

 to be in good condition. 



