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The Election of President for the ensuing year took 
place at the April Meeting, when Mr. R. Moxon was unani- 
mously re-elected for the Session 1898-9. 
During the past Summer Vol. III, part 3, of the 
Society’s Transactions has been published and despatched to 
Members. The rst part of Vol. IV is now in the printer’s 
hands, and will be shortly issued. This will bring the 
Society’s published proceedings down to the beginning of 
last Session. 
A Lecture was given in St. George’s Hall, in February, 
by Sir W. Martin Conway, on the “First Crossing of 
Spitzbergen,”’ and, although well patronized by the Members 
of the Society, was not supported by the general public so 
well as the Committee would have liked. 
In spite of an increase of expenditure, the Society is in 
a satisfactory financial position, the balance in the Bank 
being £12 2s. 11d., besides a sum of £21 11s. gd. on 
deposit. 
The Membership of the Society shews a slight increase, 
there being 191 subscribing Members against 187 last year, 
which, with 13 Honorary Members, makes a total Member- 
ship of 204, against 198 in the previous year. The Photo- 
graphic Section has held many meetings during the year, 
and continues in a flourishing state, and the Society’s thanks 
are due to Mr. H. H. Port, the Hon. Sec., for preparing 
many of the slides to illustrate the papers read last Session. 
The best thanks of the Society are also due to Mr. T. 
Gibbs for his careful work in the publication of the Flora 
of the District, especially the list of the Brambles of the 
neighbourhood. 
In accordance with Rule II, Messrs. J. E. Nowers and 
G. H. Storer retire from the Committee, and are not eligible 
for re-election. 
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