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report of the Commission over which he presided, that the 

 Association owes the support which it has received from 

 public funds. 



IX. The Council desire to record the indebtedness of the 

 Association to the Councils of both the Linnean Society and 

 the Royal Society for kindly permitting the Association to 

 make use of rooms belongiug to those societies for the purpose 

 of the periodic meetings of the Council and Association. 



X. The following is the list of officers, Vice-Presidents, 

 and Council proposed by the Council for the year 1888—89. 

 The President of the Association, Professor Huxley, has 

 consented to remain in office for the present, although 

 he has expressed a wi«h to retire on account of his health 

 not permitting him to give so much attention as heretofore 

 to the business of the Association. Owing to illness. 

 Professor Moseley is also unable to act any longer as 

 Chairman of the Council. It is with the deepest regret that 

 the Council record the retirement of Professor Moseley, 

 whose work in connection with the plans for the Laboratory 

 and its fittings was of the greatest value, whilst in all 

 matters and at all times he has been the most earnest and 

 generous supporter of the enterprise taken in hand by the 

 Association. 



President. — Professor Huxley^ F.R.S. 



Vice-Presidents.— The Duke of Argyll, K.Gr., F.R.S. ; The 

 Duke of Sutherland, K.G. ; The Duke of Abercorn, C.B. ; The 

 Earl of St. Germans ; Lord Walsingham, F.R.S. ; The Right 

 Hon. A. J. Balfour, M.P. ; The Right Hon. Joseph Chamber- 

 lain, M.P. ; Prof. G. J. Allman, F.R.S. ; Sir Edward Birk- 

 beck, M.P. ; Prof. Flower, C.B., F.R.S.; Sir John Lubbock, 

 Bart., M.P., F.R.S. ; Prof. Alfred Newton, F.R.S. ; Captain 

 AVharton, R.N., F.R.S. 



Eon. Treasurer. — Mr. Frank Crisp, V.P.L.S. 



Hon. Secretary. — Professor Ray Lankester, F.R.S. 



Council.— Kv. C. Spence Bate, F.R.S. ; Prof. Jeffrey Bell 

 Mr. W. S. Caine, M.P. ; Mr. W. H. Caldwell, M.A. ; Mr 

 Thiselton Dyer, CM. G., F.R.S.; Dr. John Evans, Treas.R.S. 

 Prof. Ewart', M.D. ; Dr. A. C. L. G. Gtinther, F.R.S. ; Mr. E 

 W. H. Holdsworth, F.L.S., F.Z.S.; Mr, E. B. Poulton, M.A. 



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