COUNCIL FOR 1859. 17 



The Council must now return to the consideration of the 

 financial position of the Society. The income, as will be seen 

 from the account for the year, is still in a flourishing state, 

 being nearly £23 more than that of last year. At the same 

 time the general expenses of the Society have been low, so that, 

 but for the extraordinary outlay mentioned at the commence- 

 ment of this Report there would have been an excess of income 

 over expenditure of £206. The extraordinary expenditure of 

 a sum amounting in all to £330, however, threw a balance of 

 £124 to the debtor side of the account, but as the balance at 

 the credit of the Society at the close of the year 1858 was 

 £137, there is still a balance of £13 in the Treasurer's hands. 



The number of members elected since the last annual Meet- 

 ing is sixteen, and the loss of members by death and resigna- 

 tion has also been sixteen ; but as the widows of five deceased 

 members have continued their subscriptions, and one of them 

 had compounded, there is an actual increase of six subscribing 

 members in the year. Of Lady subscribers six have resigned, 

 whilst only three have been admitted ; but on the other hand 

 only two associates have withdrawn, and the number elected 

 has been six. The amount taken at the Gate during the past 

 year exceeded that taken in 1858, but the receipts at the 

 Swimming Bath have slightly fallen off. 



The Council regret to have to announce that they have re- 

 ceived from Mr. Kenrick an intimation that circumstances will 

 prevent his retaining the office of Honorary Secretary, which 

 he has now held with great benefit to the Society for five 

 years. The Council feel it unnecessary to dwell upon the high 

 qualifications possessed by Mr. Kenrick, or the zeal which he 

 has displayed in the discharge of the duties of his office. The 

 Council, in proposing him as one of the Vice-Presidents, desire 

 at once to mark their sense of the value of his services, and to 

 secure for the Society the continued benefit of his advice and 

 assistance. As, however, the circumstances under which it 

 was considered necessary to have two Honorary Secretaries no 

 longer exist, and as Mr. Noble, who is constantly resident in 

 the immediate vicinity of the Museum, has expressed his 

 willingness to undertake the whole of the Secretarial duties. 



