2 Cincinnati Society of Natural History. 



was read l)y the Custodian. 'I'lie receipts for tiie year were re- 

 ported as follows : 



Balance on hand April, 1885 $646 30 



Income from all sources 3, 262 14 



Total $3,908 44 



EXPENDrrURES. 



General expenses, salaries, publishing Journal, etc... $2,851 15 



Attorney's fees and i)remiums paid 186 22 



Balance on hand 871 07 



Total $3, 908 44 



Increase of available funds $224.07. Surplus of receipts over 

 expenditures by the Executive Hoard $410.99. 

 The number of members fully paid up (as per list submitted) 116 



Members in arrears, one year 10 



" " two years 9 



Resigned during the year 5 



Died (Dr. W. D. Clendenin) 1 



Tlie Treasurer also submitted a list of members, with the 

 standing of each one upon his books. 



Messrs. O. D. Norton, R. H. Warder and W. H. Fisher 

 were appointed a committee to audit the report of the Treasurer. 



The Curator of Pala:;ontology, Mr. Chas. L. Faber, reported 

 that the collection now contains about 2,000 species, 450 of which 

 belong to the Cincinnati group. He also made suggestions look- 

 ing to a better disj^lay of the collection and requested changes in 

 the cases of the palajonlotogical room. 



Mrs. M. C. Morehead, Curator of Conchology, reported a 

 considerable addition to the de[)artment since the previous annual 

 meeting. Several valuable exchanges had been effected, a com- 

 |)lete catalogue of the species in the collection prepared and 

 printed. The purchase of 400 species of Florida shells from Henry 

 Hemphill had been ordered. Donations of money for this pur 

 chase had been made by Messrs. T. H. Aldrich, Geo. ^V. Harper, 

 J. R. Skinner, Rev. Raphael Benjamin, Chas. L. Faber, U. P. 

 James and Mrs. M. C. Morehead, amounting to ^30.00, and the 

 Executive Board had paid the additional $20.00 to make up the 

 price of the collection. The Curator also called for more room 

 tor the display of specimens. 



Mr. Geo. S. Huntington reported additions to the Depart- 

 ment of Entomology as follows : Burrow of Carpenter Bee, Web 



