86 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 



Annual General Meeting, 1891. 



The Annual General Meeting of the Association was held in the 

 rooms of the Royal Society on Wednesday, June 24th, 1891, the 

 President, Prof. E. Eay Lankester, LL.D., F.R.S., in the Chair. 



The minutes of the last General Meeting having been read and 

 confirmed, the Report of the Council was read, and was adopted on 

 the proposal of Admiral Sir Erasmus Ommanney, C.B., F.R.S., 

 seconded by Dr. S. J. Hickson. 



The Report of the Hon. Treasurer, and the Balance Sheet were also 

 adopted on the proposal of John Evans, Esq., D.C.L., Treas. R. S., 

 seconded by Prof. Weldon, F.R.S. 



The Hon. Treasurer then moved a vote of thanks to the Rt. Hon. 

 Joseph Chamberlain, for his valuable services to the Association 

 during the past year, which was seconded by Prof. McIntosh, 

 F.R.S., and carried unanimously. 



The list of the Officers and Council suggested by the Council for 

 the year 1891—92 having been proposed by Dr. S. J. Hickson, and 

 carried. Prof. Flower, C.B., F.R.S., moved a vote of thanks to 

 Mr. J. P. Thomasson for his offer of £250 for expenses to be in- 

 curred in carrying out observations in the North Sea, which was 

 seconded by the Hon. Treasurer, and carried unanimously. 



The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the Officers 

 and Council, proposed by Prof. M^Intosh, and supported by Admiral 

 Sir Erasmus Ommanney. 



