A satisfactory increase of Members has taken place during the past 

 year, and the Committee congratulate the Society on the fact that 63 

 new Members have been elected during the past three years, whilst the 

 loss from death, resignation, &c., has been only 19, leaving a net 

 increase of 44, compared with a decrease of 42 during the preceding 

 three years. 



The Roll of Members is as follows: — 



Subscribing Members — October, 1888 ... 154 



Resigned 3 



Left Burton 7 



144 

 New Members 24 



Subscribing Members — October, 1889 ... 168 



Honorary Members 7 



175 



The Balance Sheet to be presented to you later by the Treasurer must 

 be regarded as satisfactory, although it shows but a small balance in 

 hand. The publication of the Transactions, the loss on the Popular 

 Lectures, and sundry expenses attending the removal to, and furnishing 

 of, the New Room, have severely taxed the resources of the Society. 

 The unsold Transactions, however, constitute a valuable asset, which 

 the Committee hope to see speedily realized. 



Four General Excursions were arranged for the Summer of 1889, as 

 follow: — 



Date. Locality. Leader. 



June loth— Bosworth Field Mr. T. Knowles. 



July 6th — Bredon and Melbourne Revd. C. F. Thornewill. 



Aug. loth —Churnet Valley ... The President & Mr. T. C. Martin. 

 ,, 31st — Stanton Moor Mr. F. E. Lott. 



Of these only three were carried out; the fourth, that to Bredon and 

 Melbourne, falling through owing to an insufficient number of Members 

 sending in their names, and, in fact, two of the remaining three were 

 but sparsely attended. In view of this, the Committee suggest the 

 desirability of suspending General Excursions during the Summer of 

 1890. Several Sectional Excursions were successfully carried out. 



