LINNEAIT SOCIETY OF LONDON. I3 



During the past official year 3 Fellows had withdrawn, viz. : 

 Rev. H. Aldwin Soamcs, Mr. F. Victor Dickins, and Mr. Donald 

 Petrie ; and 1 Associate, viz., Mr. Henry O. Forbes ; 



Mr. George Nicholson had been removed by election from the 

 list of Associates to that of the Fellows ; 



And 23 Fellows, 4 Associates, and 2 Foreign Members had 

 been elected. 



The Librarian's Report was read as follows : — 



" During the pa<t year there had been received as Donations 

 from private individuals to the Library 65 volumes and 123 

 pamphlets and separate impressions of memoirs. 



"From the varinns Universities, Academies, and Scientific 

 Societies there had been recc-ived in exchange and otherwise 210 

 volumes and 130 detached parts, besides 6S volumes and 6i parts 

 obtained by exchange and donation from the Editors and Pro- 

 prietors of independent periodicals. 



" The Council at the recommendation of the Library Com- 

 mittee had sanctioned the purchase of 237 volumes and 121 parts 

 of important works. 



" The total additions to the Library were therefore 580 volumes 

 and 438 separate parts. 



" The number of books bound during the year was as follows : — 

 Li half-morocco 475 volumes, in half-calf 7 volumes, in full- 

 cloth 174 volumes, in vellum 36 volumes, in bucki-am 6 volumes, 

 in boards or half-cloth 10 volumes. Rc-labelled (half- morocco 

 and cloth backs) 75 volumes. Total 783 volumes." 



The Senior Secretary haviug read the Bye-Laws governing the 

 elections, 



The President opened thebusiaess of the day, and the Fellows 

 present proceeded to vote for the Council and Officers. 



The ballot for the Council having been closed, the President 

 appointed the Eev. Thomas R. R. Stebbing, Mr. Thomas Roofers, 

 and Mr. Arthur Lister, Scrutineers, and the votes having been 

 counted and reported to the President, he declared the following 

 members to be removed from the Coimcil. viz. : — Dr. John 

 Anderson, Mr. Antony Gepp, Dr. St. George Mivart, Mr. W. 

 Percy Sladen, and Mr. A. Smith Woodward, and the following 

 gentlemen to be elected in their stead, viz. : — Mr. Charles Baron 

 Clarke, Prof. William Abbot Herdman, Mr. Albert D. Michael, 

 Mr. Horace W. Moncktou, and Mr. Howard Saunders. 



The ballot for the Officers having been closed, the President 

 appointed the same Scrutineers, and the votes haviug been 

 counted and reported to him, he declared the result as follows : — 



President, Dr. Albert C. L. G. Giiuther. 

 Treasurer, Mr. Frank Crisp. 



Mr. B. Davdon Jackson. 



Secretaries ^ -n c ry t-> i tt 



Proi. beorge Bond Howes. 



The President then delivered his Address. 



