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dition ; the receipts from subscriptions are about the same as 

 for the previous year, while the sale of Journals has brought in 

 nearly £10 more. The item for advertisements has already 

 been referred to. The expenditure has been very carefully 

 watched, and the Journal kept within the sum assigned to it. 

 Several compounding fees have been paid during the past few 

 years, and the Committee has therefore thought it wise to add 

 a small amount to the investment in Consols, bringing- up the 

 total to £200. 



.Many members appear to be under the impression that pay- 

 ment of their subscription need not be made until they have 

 received one or more applications for it. This entails an un- 

 necessary outlay for printing and postage, to say nothing of the 

 extra and disagreeable labour imposed on the Treasurer. 

 Members are therefore reminded that subscriptions are due in 

 advance on the 1st of January in each year, and should be re- 

 mitted within a reasonable time from that date. 



Your Committee desire to thank the officers for their valuable 

 and indispensable services. In conclusion, they have every 

 confidence in the prosperity of the Club, and that it will con- 

 tinue to meet the requirements of the amateur and further the 

 advancement of microscopy, the objects for which it was con- 

 stituted thirty years ao"o. 



