LINNEAN SOCIETT OF LONDON. 1 7 



The Council, at the recouimendatioii of the Library Committee, 

 had sanctioned the purchase of 105 volumes and 125 parts of 

 important works. The total additions to the Library were 

 therefore 433 volumes and 716 separate parts. 



The following is the number of Books bound during the last 

 year : — In whole morocco 8, in half morocco 261, in cloth 183, 

 iu vellum 166, in buckram 7, in boards or half cloth GG, rebacked 

 102, relabelled 53. Total 846. 



The Secretary having read the Bye-Laws governing the 

 elections, — 



The President then opened the business of the day, and 

 the Fellows present proceeded to ballot for the Council and 

 Officers. 



The Ballot for the Council having closed, the President 

 appointed Mr. J. Gr. Baker, Mr. J. W. Dunning, and Mr. Ole 

 Theodor Olsen, Scrutineers. The votes having been counted and 

 reported to the President, he declared the following Members to 

 be removed from the Council, viz. : — Mr. Arthur Bennett, 

 Mr. Albert D. Michael, Prof St. George Mivart, Dr. Dukinfield 

 H. Scott, and Mr. Henry Seebohm. 



And the following to be elected into the Council, viz. : — Eev. 

 W. H. Dallinger, Mr. Francis Darwin, Prof P. M. Duncan, 



Mr. Henry N, Eidley, and Lord Arthur Russell. 



The Ballot for the Officers having closed, the President nomi- 

 nated the same Scrutineers, and the votes having been counted 

 and. rejDorted to the President, he declared the result as follows, 

 viz. : — President, Mr. William Carruthers, F.E.S. ; Treasurer, 

 Mr. Frank Crisp ; Secretaries, Mr. B. Davdon Jackson, and 

 Mr. W. Percy Sladen. 



The Senior Secretary read a history of the Liunean Books and. 

 Collections as follows : — 



LINN. SOC. PEOCEEDINGS. — SESSION 1887-88. 



