PROCEEDINGS. 



Eight hundred and seventy-fifth Meeting. 



May 8, 1895. — Annual Meeting. 



Vice-President B. A. Gould in the chair. 



The chair announced the death of James Dwisrht Dana 

 and John Newton, Associate Fellows. 



The Corresponding Secretary read the following letters: 

 from Sir F. Pollock, acknowledging his election as Foreign 

 Honorary Member ; and from the Natural History Society of 

 Bonn, announcing the death of its Curator, Reinhard Peck. 



The Corresponding Secretary read the Report of the 

 Council. 



The Report of the Treasurer was read and accepted. The 

 following is an abstract. 



General Fuxd. 

 Receipts. 



Balance, May 1st, 1894 |2,301.55 



Sale of rights, Mass. Cotton Mills 30.50 



2,332.05 



Assessments $975.00 



Sale of publications 48.52 



Subscriptions for publications .... 461.00 $1,484.52 



Investments 3,847.50 



Return of bank tax 51.40 



Gift of E. C. Clarke 600.00 5,983.42 



$8,315.47 

 Expenditures. 



General expenses $2,630.26 



Publishing expenses 1,788.29 



Library expenses 1,221.68 $5,640.23 



Balance 2,675.24 



$8,315.47 



