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Annual Report. 



[Feb. 



as defaulters, and 5 under Rule 40, being more than 3 years absent 

 from India. Tlie election of one Member was cancelled at his own 

 request as he was contemplating an early return to Europe. Of the 

 Members elected 2 were old Members who rejoined. The total number 

 of Members at the close of 1895 was thus 297 against 295 at the end 

 of the preceding year; of these 108 were Residents, 122 I^on-Residents, 

 12 Foreign, 28 Life, 31 Absent from India and 1 Special N on- Subscribing 

 Member, as will be seen from the following table which also shows the 

 fluctuations in the numbers of Ordinary Members during the past 

 six years : — 



The four Ordinary Members, the loss of whom by death during 

 the year we have to regret, were Mr. Valentine Ball (special non- 

 subscribing member), H. H. the Maharaja of Johore, The Rev. D. G. 

 Latham-Browne and Mr. A. M. Nash. 



There were five deaths amongst the Honorary Members, viz., those of 

 Professor Hermann L. E. Helmholtz, Professor T. H. Huxley, Monsieur 

 Louis Pasteur, Major-General Sir H. C. Rawlinson and Dr. Rudolph von 

 Roth. To fill these vacancies and others previously existing, the 

 Society, on the recommendation of the Council, elected as Honorary 

 Members, T)r. George Biihler, The Right Honourable Lord Rayleigh,- 

 Lieutenant- General R. Stracliey, and Mr. C. H. Tawney. Thus the 

 number of Honorary Members stands at 21. 



Intimation of two deaths amongst the Corresponding Members 

 was received, viz., Dr. R. Gosche of Berlin and Mx'. A. vou Kramer of 

 Alexandria, the number now stands at 4. 



