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Mr. H. Nevil Smart has kindly undertaken the 
position of Honorary Secretary of the Photographic 
Section in the place of Mr. Bushe-Fox. 
The Council records with regret the death of the 
Rev. F. A. Walker, D.D., who in Igor presented a 
collection of insects, and did useful work for the 
Society. It also regrets the loss by death of Mr. 
Alec Rabone, who for some time acted as Honorary 
Secretary of the Astronomical Section, and in that 
_ position rendered valuable service. 
The accounts of the Society have been duly 
audited for the year 1905. A statement of Receipts 
and Expenditure will be found on pages 8 and 9g. 
In order to place the finances on a more satisfactory 
basis, and to wipe off the accumulated deficit of the 
previous three years, a course of stringent economy 
has been followed. The result is satisfactory. Not 
only has the ordinary income from subscriptions and 
entrance money increased, but the expenditure has 
been considerably reduced. It must not be overlooked, 
however, that this result has been largely due to 
voluntary help, which may not always be available. 
The Honorary Treasurer gratefully reports that among 
the subscriptions there were 13 at 21/-, 4 at 20/-, 
1 at 15/-, 14 at 10/6, 38 at 10/-, 30 at 7/6, 1 at 6/6, 
5 at 6/-, 2 at 5/6. The Society is indebted to the 
President, Sir Samuel Wilks, for obtaining a number 
of special donations, which, together with the saving 
effected in the year’s working, enables the outstanding 
deficit to be largely reduced. The Society is also 
indebted to three members for the gift of lantern 
appliances costing over nine pounds. Dr. Williams 
has again generously borne the expenses of printing 
and posting for the Natural History Section. 
