PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. L31 



The Treasurer presented his Cash Statement, which commenced with 

 a balance from the year 1 '. > 1 of . r ):'»/. 4s. lid., against a balance last year 

 of only 21. 6s. Most of that, however, consisted of subscriptions given 

 for the Library Catalogue, and had been mostly spent on the printing, 

 etc., of the said catalogue, so that the Society's general finances had not 

 greatly benefited. The admission fees, amounting to 67/. 4*., were the 

 largest they had had for many years. In the sum total of annual sub- 

 scriptions there seemed to be a great falling off, which, however, might 

 be accounted for by the fact that last year many subscriptions not paid 

 with promptness had been collected, and which of course could not now 

 again be collected. In analysing the actual amount of subscriptions for 

 the current year, it would be seen that it exceeded last year's amount 

 by some 61. 



The amount received for the sale of the Journals was certainly most 

 deplorable, being only 272?. Is. as against 340/. 10s. 5d. As the Council 

 Report had mentioned, this might possibly be accounted for by some 

 publishing firms in the science world having changed hands during the 

 past year, and thus upset the receipts of the Society. He trusted that this 

 was really the explanation, and that next year it would be remedied. 



He had to announce under the " Receipts " column the new item of 

 li Donations to the Show Case," and after the appeal made at the last 

 Meeting it might be expected that a large amount had been received, but 

 he was sorry to say that up to then it had only been 1/. Is. ; he hoped, 

 however, that this might shortly be increased. 



He had to announce with satisfaction the amount received in Com- 

 position Fees, viz. 63/. As an outcome of the Report, he had to bring 

 out a debit balance of 6/. lis. 9d., which, looked at generally, and in 

 view of the fact that the investments had been increased by the purchase 

 of 60/. India Three per cents., was better than it had been for many years 



Mr. Offord said that they bad heard the Report of Council and the 

 Treasurer's Statement, and he thought that on the whole they might be 

 considered satisfactory. The sale of the Journal had certainly fallen off 

 very much, but perhaps that was only temporary, and might right itself 

 next year. He proposed that the Report and Statement should be 

 passed. 



Mr. James Smith having seconded the motion, it was put to the 

 Meeting and carried unanimously. 



The President announced that the Scrutineers having handed in 

 their report as to the result of the ballot, the following Fellows proposed 

 by the Council had been duly elected as the Officers and Council of the 

 Society for the ensuing year : — 



President— Henry George Plimmer, F.R.S. F.L.S. F.Z.S. 



Vice-Presidents — A. N. Disney ; R. G. Hebb ; Edward Heron- Allen ; 

 J. Arthur Thomson. 



Treasurer — Wynne E. Baxter. 



Secretaries — J. W. H. Eyre ; F. Shillington Scales. 



