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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE TEAR 



1875. 



The past year has, your committee regret to state, been marked by 

 the loss to the Society of two of its Tice-presidents, viz., Lord Fitz- 

 walter and the Rev. F. T. Scott, vicar of Sibertswold, the former by 

 death and the latter by resignation of membership, consequent upon 

 inability to attend the meetings of the Society. 



While deeply regretting the loss of the above mentioned valued 

 friends of the Society and that of seven other members from various 

 causes during the year under review, your committee are thankful to 

 be able to report that there has been an accession of seven new mem- 

 bers in the same period, thus making the total number 92 instead of 

 9J: as it stood at the end of 1874. 



The balance in favour of the Society on the 31st December, 1875, 

 was £15 78. 8d., against £16 Is. 2d. at the corresponding period of 

 1874. This does not, however, correctly represent the financial con- 

 dition of the Society, for on the first mentioned date, an-ears of sub- 

 scriptions to the amount of nearly £20 were still due, a j-.ortion of 

 which has since been paid into the Bank and doubtless moi-e will 

 follow. The total expenditure iu 1875 amounted £38 Is. Gd. In 

 this is included £15 grant to the library and £5 for additional ap- 

 paratus to the Society's microscope. The report of the librarian 

 shows in what manner the former sum has been appvopnated. For 

 the latter sum two very effective objectives, a half inch and a quarter 

 inch, were purchased from Messrs. Baker and Co., after being tested 

 and approved by three members of the committee. The instrument 

 is now complete for all practical purposes, and is kept iu the Society's 

 room at No 12, St. Peter's-street, Canterbury, for the use of the 

 members. 



Minutes of the proceedings as reported in the KenUsh Gazette fi-om 

 month to month have been kept according to Rule 15, and may be 

 seen by the members in the book under the care of the Hon. As- 

 sistant Secretary, and which will be found usually on the table in the 



