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At the General Meeting on the 4th April, 1902, Sir 
Samuel Wilks, Bart, F.R.S., was unanimously elected © 
President of the Society for the remainder of the year. 
The Accounts of the Society have been duly - 
audited for the twelve months ending 31st December, © 
1902. A statement of Receipts and Expenditure 
appears on page 9. It is very much hoped that those 
members who are able will contribute more than the 
minimum of five shillings, as the work carried on by 
the Society and the Sections entails considerable 
expenditure. The Hon. Treasurer gratefully reports 
that among the subscriptions of various amounts there 
were: I4at £1 Is. 2 at £1, 12 at 10/6, 26 at ro/-, and” 
id at y/o. |) Dr. Williams has generously borne the ex-« 
penses of printing and postage for the Natural History§ 
Section. 
The attendance at the General and Sectional 
Meetings has been good. The total number of meetings 
during 1902 was thirty-six. a 
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Abstracts of the papers read and the proceedings at 
the meetings will be found accompanying this Report 
(see page 10). 
Four Out-door Meetings have taken place during 
the year (see page 17). 
Dr. J. W. Williams attended the Congress of thel 
South Eastern Union of Scientific Societies at Canter- 
bury last June, as the delegate of the Society. The 
attendance at the Congress was good and the pro- 
ceedings were of great interest. The number of societies 
affiliated is thirty- -seven—including the Hampstead 
Scientific Society. Members of affiliated societies are 
admitted to the Congress on payment of 2/6. be 
Congress will meet in June, 1903, at Dover. 
