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XXII.— REPORT OF THE FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 



The forty-fiftb Annual General Meeting of Fellows was held at the Whitehall Rooms, 

 Hotel Metropole, on Tuesday, April 15, 1913. The Eight Hon. Earl Grey, G.C.B., 

 G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., President of the Institute, presided. Amongst those present 

 were the following : — 



Messrs. R. a-Ababrelton, G. Adams, Colonel Hon. James Allen, Rev. W. Osborn 

 B. Allen, Mr. R. S. Ashton, Major G. S. Beeching, Mr. W. Hart Bennett, C.M.G., 

 Major-General Sir F. W. Benson, K.C.B., Messrs. R. Bewley, E. Black, Ralph S. 

 Bond, Admhal Sir N. Bowden Smith, K.C.B., Mr. Harry Brittain, Sir Henry E. G. 

 Bulwer, G.C.M.G., Messrs. Percy Clarke, C. V. Creagh, C.M.G., W. S. Cuff, T. Darring- 

 ton, Fred Button, W. Bowen Evans, W. H. Garrison, Cecil E. Hawes, W. W. Hind- 

 Smith, J. F. Hogan, Coleman P. Hyman. Lt. -Colonel A. Weston Jarvis, C.M.G., C.V.O., 

 Messrs. Richard Jebb, D. Hope Johnston, Sir Godfrey Lagden, K.C.M.G., Com- 

 missioner D. C. Lamb, Dr. N. Ledingham, Messrs. G. Leicester, R. Littlejohn, Sir 

 Francis Lovell, C.M.G., Mr. A. Duffus Lubecki, Sir Charles Lucas, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., 

 Mr. N. Mackinnon, Hon. A. P. Matheson, Messrs. H. W. Matthews, T. E. Mavrogor- 

 dato, Roland L. Michell, C.M.G., Stuart Miller, J. Saxon Mills, A. Moor-Radford, 

 R. N. Noble, J. S. O'Halloran, C.M.G., J. G. Poole, Sir Lesley Probyn, K.C.V.O., 

 Colonel H. E. Rawson, C.B., Messrs. J. K. M. Ross, I.S.O., E. E. Sawyer, H. F. 

 Shipster, Capt. C. Slack, Mr. E. Slocock, Colonel E. Sulivan, Messrs. E. K. Tarte, 

 S. E. Tench, D. Theophilus, P. C. Trebeck, J. E. Tusten, Colonel D. P. Warliker, 

 Messrs. H. B. Warren, R. Grant Webster, W. S. Wetherell, Sir Harry F. Wilson, 

 K.C.M.G., Mr. Peter F. Wood, Lt.-General A. E. Wylde, Sir Frederick Young, K.C.M.G., 

 Mr. J. R. Boose (Secretary). 



The notice convening the meeting was read by the Secretary. The minutes oi 

 the last Annual General Meeting were read and confirmed. The Annual Report and 

 Statement of Accounts were submitted and taken as read. 



ANNUAL REPORT. 



1. The year Avhich has just closed has been a memorable one in the history of the 

 Royal Colonial Institute, and the Council are able to congratulate the Fellows on the 

 fact that progress and expansion have been more marked than during any period of 

 the forty-four years of its existence. Membership has substantially increased, and 

 its work has been actively pursued in the continued endeavour to further the knowledge 

 of Empire affairs and to promote closer Imperial unity. 



The Council have great satisfaction in announcing that Field-Marshal His Royal 

 Highness the Duke of Connaught has been graciously pleased to become Vice-Patron 

 of the Institute, and that the Right Hon. Earl Grej', one of the Vice-Presidents, has 

 accepted the office of President. 



Fellows and Associates. 



2. During the past year 297 Resident, 1,451 Non-Resident Fellows, and 103 Asso- 

 ciates have been elected, making a total of 1,851, compared with 223 Resident, 555 

 Non-Resident Fellows, 54 Associates and 2 Honorary Fellows, or a total of 834 in 1911. 

 On December 31, 1912, there were 1,872 Resident, 5,083 Non-Resident Fellows, 



