It is much to be re|,'retted that we are unable in Burton to comply 

 with the requirements of the Trustees of the Gilchrist Fund, chiefly on 

 account of want of space. 



It will thus be seen that, so far as the special objects of this Society 

 are concerned, but few members are assisting, and we are of opinion 

 that amongst other circumstances preventing more cordial co-operation, 

 the position of our present premises is not inconsiderable. It has 

 occurred to many of our Members that the Burton Institute would be 

 a much more suitable head quarters for a society like ours, and with 

 this object in view, we have decided to recommend the following 

 changes in our Rules: — 



RtiLK IV. — That candidates for membership, unless non-residents, must 

 be subscribers to the Institute, and may be proposed and seconded at 

 any Committee Meetincf, and if accepted, their names with proposer 

 and seconder be posted for one month in the room used by the 

 Society for its ordinary Meetings. 



JVofe to be appended for this year. 



That old members, not at present being subscribers to the Institute, must, 

 in order to continue as such, become subscribers during the next six 

 months. 



Rule VI, IX, and XI. that is, all the Rules arranging for the admission 

 and management of Associates in future be omitted. 



An alteration in Rule II, namely, to omit the words "Assistant Treasurer, 

 and one Assistant Secretary Junior Secretary." 



Regarding Honorary Members, Non-resident Members, and the intro- 

 duction of friends, we have reason to believe that the Committee 

 of the Institute will meet us in this respect, and allow our present 

 rules to hold. 



As will be seen on reference to the Report on the Excursions, there 

 were about the usual number, but only two were well attended — those to 

 Welbeck and Darley Dale. 



Roll of Members. 



Subscribing Members, 1884 164 



Resigned 6 



Left Burton 6 



Died 2 



New Members 



Subscribing Members, 1885 



Honorary Members 



Total ... 



