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REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR 1911. 



FELLOWS. 



Ordinary. — During the year 1911, 26 new Fellows have been elected 

 and 2 have been reinstated ; whilst 9 have died, 5 have resigned, and 

 2 have been removed. 



Honorary. — The number of Honorary Fellows remains at 38. 



The list of Fellows now contains the names of lOl Ordinary, 1 Corre- 

 sponding, 38 Honorary, and 79 Ex-Officio Fellows, being a total of 522. 



FINANCE. 



The amount received from Members' subscriptions is £57 12s. l^d. 

 more than last year, but the income of the Society has been prejudicially 

 affected by a still further falling off in the sales of the Jonrual. 



JOURNAL. 



Twenty-jfive communications are recorded in the Transactions of the 

 Society for 1911. 



The summary of current researches in Zoology, Botany, Microscopy, 

 and Metallography, has been continued on lines similar to those of 

 former years and has maintained their previous high standard. The 

 thanks of the Council are due to the Editorial Staff, whose work, so 

 eminently satisfactory, is almost entirely a labour of love. 



LIBEAEY. 



The Library has been maintained during the past year in as good 

 order as the available funds will permit, although there is still a large 

 number of volumes which require binding. 



INSTEUMENTS. 



The Instruments and Apparatus in the Society's Collection continue 

 to be in good condition. 



During the past twelve months the following additions have been 

 made : — 



Feb. 15. — An Old Microscope, by J. Simons. Presented by the late 

 Council. 



Oct. 18. — An Old Microscope, by Andrew Pritchard. Presented by 

 Captain A. F. G. "Warrington. 



Dec. 20. — A Cuthbert Reflecting ]\Iicroscope. Presented by the Com- 

 mittee of the Quekett Microscopical Club. 



The Members of the Brass and Glass Section of the Society have 

 undertaken to study the Old Microscopes in the Society's collection, and 

 prepare descriptions of them and historical accounts of the makers, which 

 will eventually be available for the preparation of an illustrated catalogue 

 of the collection. 



