Minutes of the 2ist Annual I^Ieeting of the British 

 Pteridological Society, held at the ' Albion ' Hotel, Arn- 

 side, at lo a.m. on August 5th, 1912, with 12 members 

 present as per signatures on opposite page. Mr. Alex. 

 Cowan, as President, taking the chair. 

 The Hon. Secretary, Mr. C. T. Druery, read the minutes 

 of the last meeting of 191 1, which were confirmed unani- 

 mously and signed by the President. 



Mr. W. B. Cranfield, as Hon. Treasurer, then produced 

 the Balance Sheet as appended to these minutes, shewing 

 an increase of ^^13 5 7 in the Society's funds, and duly 

 audited by Mr. J. J. Smithies, and the same was approved 

 and accepted unanimously. 



The election of President and Officers for the ensuing 

 year was then effected, Mr. Alexander Cowan being unani- 

 mously re-elected as President, while the rest of the officers 

 were re-elected en masse, no change being necessary. The 

 officers for the year are therefore : — 



President : Mr. A. Cowan, Penicuik. 



Vice-Pyesidents. 

 Dr. F. W. Stansfield, Reading. Mr. J. J. Smithies, Kendal. 



Mr. C. T. Druery, Acton, London. Mr. W. H. Phillips, Belfast. 



Mr. W. B. Boyd, Melrose. 



Hon. Secretary : Mr. Chas. T. Druery, v.m.h., f.l.s. 



Treasurer : Mr. W. B. Cranfield, Enfield Chase. 



Auditor: Mr. J. J. Smithies. 



Committee : 

 Mr. T. Bolton, Warton. Mr. T. G. H. Eley, Furness Abbey. 



,, J. J. Smithies, Kendal. ,, W. Bell, Furness Abbey. 



,, R. Whiteside, Lancaster. ,, G. Whitwell, Kendal. 



,, W. E. Farrer, Lancaster. „ W. Wilson, Kendal. 



Together with the I'residcnt and Vice-Presidents as :nem\)ers cx-officio. 



It was also unanimously resolved that Mr. Chas.T. Druery 

 should continue to act as Editor of "The British Fern 

 Gazette," which he consented to do, it being resolved 

 that such " Gazette" be continued as a permanent publi- 

 cation of the Society. 



It was proposed and carried unanimously that a sum not 

 exceeding ^4 be allocated each year for expenses of 



