358 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION. 



The Secretary read the following Report : 

 As Secretary I have to present the following statement of 

 the progress of the Association during the past twelve months, 

 and of its condition at the end of that period. 



The numbers of the Association do not show any augmen- 

 tation since the last Report. This is in some measure owing 

 to the fact that the names of several of our former members 

 have been removed from the list in consequence of non-com- 

 pliance with the rules. 



We have elected 5 members and 2 corresponding members 

 during the preceding year ; one of the latter has been elected 

 a full member, and is included in the former number. Three 

 of the previous members have been removed from the list, 

 and three have resigned, leaving the composition of the Asso- 

 ciation as follows : 



Members 25 



I Tonorary Member 1 



Corresponding Members 11 



Total 37 



being a decrease of one member and an increase of one cor- 

 responding member as compared with the previous year. 



The finances are, is to be noted, in a prosperous condition. 

 The balance, however, would not have been so large had not 

 the Fourth Part of our Proceedings fallen below the average 

 size, owing to the paucity of papers read during the first half 

 of the year now under consideration. On the other hand 

 during the last three months our expenses have been much 

 increased by our meetings taking place in a room in a public 

 building, and the necessity we have been under of providing 

 some articles of furniture as well as refreshments for the 

 members. Though this will be felt more in the ensuing vent. 



