xxvi Annual Report of the Conncil. 



Annual Report of the Council, April, 1910. 



The Society began the session with an ordinary membership 

 of 161. During the present session three new members have 

 joined the Society. Fifteen resignations have been received, 

 and there have been three deaths, viz. : Mr. A. J. S. Bles, 

 Dr. LuDwiG MoND, F.R.S., and Mr. Thomas Worthington, 

 F.R.I.B.A., whilst one member has been removed from the Ust 

 for non-payment of his subscription. This will leave on the roll 

 at the end of the session 145 ordinary members. The Society 

 has also lost, by death, four honorary members, viz. : Dr. Anton 

 DoHRN, For. Mem. R.S., Professor G. Neumayer of Neustadt, 

 For. Mem. R.S., Professor Simon Newcomb, For. Mem. R.S., 

 and Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe. Memorial notices of these 

 gentlemen appear at the end of this report. 



The average attendance at the meetings was 21 as compared 

 with 30 for the session 1908-09. 



The Society commenced the session with a balance in hand 

 of _;^278. IS. 6d., from all sources, this amount being made up 

 of the following balances : — 



At the credit of General Fund jQ^^ 10 10 



„ ,, Wilde Endowment Fund... 114 2 2 



„ ,, Joule Memorial Fund 79 10 10 



,, ,, Dalton Tomb Fund 37 17 8 



The total balance in hand at the close of the session 

 amounted to ;^368. 3s. 4d., and the amounts standing at the 

 credit of the separate accounts, on the 31st March, 19 10, are 

 the following : — 



At the credit of General Fund £^°'^ 9 9 



„ ,, Wilde Endowment Fund... 179 9 7 

 „ ,, Joule Memorial Fund 86 4 o 



Balance 31st March, 1910 ;^368 3 4 



