PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 123^ 



The President having appointed Mr. H. Taverner and Mr. T. J. 

 Smith to act as Scrutineers, the ballot for the election of Officers and 

 Council for the ensuing year was proceeded with. 



The President called attention to an exhibition of fresh-water 

 Polyzoa, which had been arranged under Microscopes on the table by 

 Mr. C. F. Rousselet. 



Mr. Rousselet said that this collection included nearly all the known 

 species of fresh-water Polyzoa, several amongst them being very rare, 

 and others not yet found in this country. 



The thanks of the Society were unanimously voted to Mr. Rousselet 

 for the trouble he had taken in the matter. 



The Secretary then read the Report of the Council for the year 1906^ 

 as follows : — 



EEPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR 1906. 



FELLOWS. 



Ordinary. — During the year 1906, 20 new Fellows have been elected, 

 whilst lo have died, and 12 have resigned. Among the Fellows who- 

 have died during the past year, the Council regrets to notice the names 

 of Lionel Smith Beale, F.R.S., a former President ; John Jewell Vezey, 

 Treasurer of the Society ; and of Walter Frank Raphael Weldon, F.R.S. 



Honorary. — The number of Honorary Fellows, 42, remains the same 

 as in the previous year. 



The list of Fellows now contains the names of 40t) Ordinary, 1 

 Corresponding, 42 Honorary, and 82 Ex-Officio Fellows, being a 

 total of 584. 



FINANCE. 



Although the amount received for subscriptions during the past year 

 is somewhat larger than that in the previous account, a small debit balance 

 is shown on the :-!lst December. This is partly due to the investment this- 

 vear of a legacy received in li)Oo, in addition to the admission fees. 



It again appears necessary to point out that the number of new 

 Fellows elected has not of late years kept pace with the loss by deaths 

 and resignations. Fellows are therefore urged to do their l)est to enlist 

 new ilembers. 



JOURNAL. 



The Journal, which is fully up to the standard of previous years, 

 contains 13 papers and 5 notes, as well as the summary of current 

 researches relating to Zoology, Botany, and Microscopy. 



It is agreeable to notice that the number of communications made 

 to the Society and recorded in the Transactions is above the average of 

 recent years. These papers have been more copiously illustrated than 

 for some time, the number of plates being 21. 



The thanks of the Council are due to the Editorial staff for the 

 continuance of their labours and their excellent contributions. 



