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Mr. J. W. Spiingthorpe, M.D., Mr. H. R. Hogg, Mr. J. Talbot 

 Brett, M.R.C.S., Mr. Sidney- Plowman, F.E.C.S., Mr. Leuthal 

 Oldtield, Mr. G. A. Syine, M.B., F.R.C.S., Mr. C. G. W. 

 Officer, Mr. C. N. Hake. Associates— Mr. W. H. A. Pye, 

 Miss Lilian Mary Blair, Miss Louisa Florence Blair, Mr. J.'S. 

 Hart, M.A., B.'Sc, Mr. Tlionuis Lambeit, Mr. Henry T. 

 Grayson, Mr. Robert Craig, Mr. R. T. Elliott, M.A., Mr. 

 George Gordon McL'rae, Mr. P. D. Phillips, Mr. Heinrich Best, 

 Mr. Edward Emerson Rosenblum, M.B., Mr. C. N. Wilsmore, 

 B. Sc, Mr. Eldei-son Smith, Mrs. Elderson Smith, Mr. Frank 

 Goldstraw. Country Member— Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A. 



Your Council regrets to have to record the loss b}" death 

 of two old Members of the Society — Mr. Gaunt and 

 Mr. Reed. To the latter, the Society owes a debt of 

 gratitude for the generous way in which he had acted 

 gi'atuitously as its architect from the time of its inception. 



The Librarian reports the addition to the Library during 

 the year of the following publications : — From England 210 

 parts, Scotland 20, Ireland 10, Germany 12.5, Austria 58, 

 Switzerland 8, France 41, Italy 58, Spain and Portugal 12, 

 Holland and Belgium SO, Denmark, Sweden and Norway 41, 

 Russia and Roumania 24, India and Mauritius 57, China and 

 Japan 5. Batavia 13, Canada 13, LTnited States 9.9, Mexico 

 and Guatemala 33, Argentine Republic and Chili 11, Victoria 

 127, New South Wales 34, South Austi-alia 3, Queensland 

 (principally j\laps) 332, Tasmania 3, New Zealand 7, West 

 Australia 1. Total publications received, 1365. 



The additions to the Library during the year have been 

 somewhat larger than usual. A few books have been 

 purclia.sed, but the bulk of the additions has consisted in 

 Exchanges fi'om other Societies. A good many volumes 

 have been bound, and the Libiary generally has been 

 rendered more available for refei'ence by this means. It is 

 not found, however, that Members use it very frequently for 

 this purpose, although every reasonable facility is afforded to 

 those who may desire to consult the really valuable works 

 which it contain.s. 



During the year, a gratifying increase has taken place in 

 the membership of Section G (Literature and the Fine Arts), 

 and in connection with this, very successful meetings have 

 been held and good work accomplished. This is dealt with 

 in the report of the Section. 



