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The Minutes of the last Meeting having been read and 

 confirmed, the B. O. U. Committee presented the following 

 Report : — 



Your Committee have much pleasure in pointing out that 

 the B. O. U. continues in a prosperous condition. As 

 compared with last year the finances are in a very satis- 

 factory state, more than half the heavy debt incurred by 

 the publication of the ' Ibis List of British Birds ' having 

 been wiped off, while by careful economy the expenses of 

 publication of the Journal have been decreased. 



At the last Anniversary Meeting the number of Members 

 amounted to 150, viz. : — 124 Ordinary (Mr. Foster having 

 been returned in error as dead), 1 Extraordinary, 9 Honorary, 

 and 16 Foreign Members. At the present Anniversaiy the 

 total number of Members on the roll has been increased to 

 174, viz. : — 146 Ordinary, 1 Extraordinary, 8 Honorary, and 

 19 Foreign Members. The Committee are pleased to be 

 able to say there has been only one death among the Mem- 

 bers, viz. that of Mr. Arthur Basil Brooke, whose loss will 

 be sincerely regretted by all the Union. The only other 

 vacancy is that caused by Major G. F. L. Marshall, who has 

 resigned. There are 9 Candidates for admission at this 

 Anniversary. 



The Accounts for 'The Ibis' for 1884 were then dis- 

 cussed and passed, and the following new Members were 

 balloted for and elected : — James Backhouse, Jun., West 

 Bank, York ; Hugh G. Barclay, F.R.G.S., Thorpe, Nor- 

 wich; Capt. E. F. Becher, R.A., F.Z.S., Southwell, Notts; 

 William Fitzherbert Brockholes, Claughton-on-Brock, Gar- 

 stang, Lancashire; F. H. H. Guillemard, M.D., Eltliam, 

 Kent ; Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, Thirkleby, Thirsk ; George 

 Lawson, C.B.,, 36 Craven Hill Gardens, Hyde Park, W. ; John 

 Marshall, F.L.S., Belmont, Taunton; Edward Neale, 6 Ten- 

 terden Street, W. The President and Secretary having been 

 re-elected, Mr. W. T. Blanford, F.R.S,, was elected on the 

 Committee in place of Captain Shelley, who retired by rotation. 



A vote of thanks to the Chairman (as also to Captain 

 Shelley for the use of his room) was proposed by Mr. F. 



