3G0 Royal Colonial Institute. 



At the suggestion of the President, the late Mr, Colquhoun developed a new sphere of 

 influence in South America, which had been opened up among British subjects in Civile, 

 Argentina and Brazil. At least 1,000 Fellows and Associates were obtained by Mr. 

 W. H. Garrison, the Official Lecturer, and a further increase of Fellows was due to the 

 individual exertions of the President, members of Council and other Fellows of the 

 Institute. While the R-^sident Fellows have only increased by 7l4 in the last five 

 yeafs, the Non-resident Feltow.-^ have increased by 3,810. This great disparity between 

 the increase of Resident and Non-resident Fellows is accounted for partly by the higher 

 rate of subscription and entrance f;>e paid by the former, and also because we have not 

 yet been able to establish a complete system of recruiting Fellows resident in the Mother 

 Country. It will, however, be difficult to increase the number of Resident Fellows 

 until local branches are established throughout the United Kingdom to assist in recrui't- 

 ing them. The result of our efforts during the last five years shows that there is no 

 reason why the Non-resident Fellows in the Dominions, India, the Colonies, Depen- 

 dencies, ahd especially in foreign countries, should not be increased to an indefinite 

 extent. 



The admission of Associates was approved by the Council in 1909, to assist in the 

 formation of local branches in the United Kingdom, because it was found that the 

 Resident Fellows would never be in sufficient numbers to form satisfactory branches. 

 Associates are non-corporate members, who have no voice in the administration of the 

 Institute, and cahnot make use of its building, but they are given certain pri\'ileges, 

 and, when local branches are established, will be able to join in the propaganda of the 

 Institute as its menibers. This has been already shown in the case of the Bristol 

 Branch, which has been formed and endowed with a splendid building by the energy 

 and generosity of our esteemed Vice-President, Mr. T. J. Lennard. The number of 

 Associates at present is 1,215, but this may be increased to an unlimited extent. 



Recruiting from British subjects resident in foreign countries was commenced in 

 191 1 , and has so far resulted in an increase of over 1 ,000' Fellows. There is undoubtedly 

 a great openiiig for the recruitment of Fellows and the formation of branches among the 

 British residents in foreign States. Such branches; would tend, as has been amply 

 proved in the little Republic of Guatemala, to bring British residents together, and keep 

 them in touch with the Mother Country, at the same time giving the members a place 

 of ilieeting in London. Recruiting of Fellows overseas and in foreign States entails a 

 certain amount of expenditure — not necessarily large. The results of the expenditure 

 which has already been made have been very satisfactory. This will be seen by the 

 large increase made in the Fellowship in 1912 and 1913, the actual increase during these 

 two years from all sotirceS beiiig 2,399 Fellows and 620 Associates. Hie greater part 

 ()f this large increase of Fellows was made by the expenditure of only £997 — the cost of 

 the Secretary's visits to Canada and South Africa, Mr. Colquhoun's visit to South 

 America, and Mr. Garrison's expenses for recruiting. The immediate increase of 

 income derived from these 3,019 Fellows and Associates ainounted to over £7,000, 

 which shows the advantage derived from the moderate expenditure iii these two' years 

 of only £997. 



Let us see how wa stand as regirds the distribution of our m3mb3rs in the United 

 Rihgdom. Residing in London and its immediate neighbouriiood, say, within fifty 

 miles, there are just ovet 2,000 Ffellows aiid Associates ; but outside this area, including 

 Scotland, Ireland and Wales, thete are only some 1,200 Fellows and Associates — 

 included with the latter 600 Associates of the Bristol Branch. IH Scotland there are 

 77 Fellows and Associates ; in Ireland 23, arid Wales 14. Taking the counties of 



