REPORT. 



During the past year the Society has accomplished a good deal of work 

 of one kind or another ; and, in presenting the Fifth Annual Eeport, 

 your Council believe that it will be found to compare very favourably 

 with any previous one. 



The first of the ordinary fortnightly meetings for the session was held 

 on the 10th October, in the Lecture Hall of the Albert Institute. It 

 will be remembered that at this time, and for some months after, the 

 Society's room was required in connection with an Exhibition of Fine 

 Art,, then being held in the Albert Institute ; but the Free Library 

 Committee did their best to accommodate us, and by arrangement with 

 Mr Maclaucldan, the Chief Librarian, we got the use of the long room 

 on the ground floor of the building, usually styled the Lecture Eoom, on 

 Wednesday evenings. This room was, on trial, found very unsuitable, 

 chiefly because of the noises made in the adjoining cloak-room of the 

 Exhibition, and your Council were obliged to look about for some more 

 suitable place. Application was made to the Directors of the High 

 School for permission to use, for meeting purposes, the Mathematical 

 Class-room in the High School. The Directors, with the greatest 

 kindness, granted the request ; the only conditions attached being that 

 they should be relieved of all expense in connection with our occupancy. 

 Our removal to the High School was attended ^\dtll most beneficial 

 results : both Speaker and hearer found the room a very comfortable 

 one, its general arrangement being admirably suited for lecture 

 purposes ; and it has been of great advantage to the Society throughout 

 the session to be able to meet in such an eminently suitable and central 

 place. Your Council desire to express in this place their warmest 

 thanks to the High School Directors for their kindness and liberality. 



There has been this year a most gratifying increase in the average 

 attendance at the ordinary meetings. On no occasion could the 

 attendance be said to be small, while on several occasions the room was 

 quite filled. Your Council have been very pleased with this evidence 



