Annual Report of tJie Council. xxxi 



Annual Report of the Council, April, 1908. 



The Society began the session with an ordinary membership 

 of 150. During the present session 19 new members have 

 joined the Society. Thirteen resignations have been received, 

 and there has been one death, viz.: Mr. James Whitehead. 

 This leaves on the roll 155 ordinary members. The Society 

 has also lost, by death, 7 honorary members, viz. : Sir Benjamin 

 Bakp:r, K.C.M.G., F.R.S. ; Dr. Alexander Buchan, F.R.S. ; 

 Lord Kelvin, O.M., G.C.V.O., F.R.S.; Sir W. H. Pekkin, 

 F.R.S.; Dr. E. J. Routh, F.R.S. ; Dr. Henry C Sorby, F.R.S. ; 

 and Professor C. A. Young. Memorial notices of these gentle- 

 men appear at the end of this report. 



The average attendance at the meetings was 32 as compared 

 with 24 for the session 1906-07. 



The Society commenced the session with a balance in hand 

 of ^^214. i6s. 7d., from all sources, this amount being made up 

 of the following balances : — 



At the credit of General Fund .£-^ 16 o 



„ ,, Wilde Endowment Fund... 71 12 9 



„ ,, Joule Memorial Fund So 6 2 



„ ,, Dalton Tomb Fund 36 i 8 



^214 16 7 



The total balance in hand at the close of the session 

 amounted to ^208. 19s. 6d., and the amounts standing at the 

 credit of the separate accounts, on the 31st March, 1 90S, are 

 the following : — 



At the credit of General Fund ^^17 o 9 



„ ,, Wilde Endowment Fund... 66 18 i 



„ ,, Joule Memorial Fund 88 i o 



„ „ Dalton Tomb Fund 36 19 8 



Balance 31st March, 1908 ;i^2o8 19 6 



