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For the Year 1884-5. 



The past year has, on the whole, been of a satisfactory ch^iracter. 

 The number of affiliated Societies is ten, being the same as last 

 year ; but the number of Members on whom the capitation grant 

 has been paid is slightly in excess of the previous year, being 1268, 

 or an increase of 74. The number of Association Members is 22. 

 It is again a matter for regret to observe that the Transactions 

 of the Association do not as yet receive the recognition that the 

 generally high standard of their contents should ensure for them. 

 With a Membership of 1268, only 416 copies have been taken by 

 the affiliated Societies during the year, and in the case of four 

 Societies, the Transactions are either wholly or partially presented 

 to their Members. Considering the extremely low price of i/- for 

 a publication of over 200 pp., it does indeed seem surprising that 

 such should be the case ; and it will now be a question for the 

 Council to consider whether, under these circumstances, it will be 

 possible to expend so large a portion of the Association funds in 

 this publication, in face of an increasingly adverse balance. 



Total 1290 



438 



