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At the February Meeting an alteration was made to 
Rule II, by which, all retiring Members of the Committee 
are still eligible for re-election. Your Committee considered 
the old rule to militate against the work of the Society, and 
that the present one will be found more agreeable. 
The election of President for the Session 1899-1900 took 
place at the April Meeting, when Mr. J. O'Sullivan, 
F.I.C., F.C.S., was unanimously elected. 
During the year two Vice-Presidents, and both prominent 
members of the Society, have left the town, which is a source 
of much regret. The Rev. V. A. Boyle has not only con- 
tributed some interesting papers to the Society, but has spent 
a large amount of trouble in preparing the Marriage Registers 
of the Burton Parish Church for publication, and has also 
led one of the most popular excursions of the Society. 
Prof. A. J. Brown has not only been intimately connected 
with the workings of the Society for many years, but has 
has also read us some valuable and interesting papers. The 
removal of both gentlemen from the town is a distinct loss 
to the Society. The Committee propose that both The 
Rev. V. A. Boyle and Prof. A. J. Brown be elected Hon. 
Members of the Society. 
The publication of the Transactions of the Society still 
continues. Vol. I1V., Part 1, was printed and despatched to 
members during the Summer, and Vol. IV., Part 2, is in 
preparation. This will bring down the publication of the 
Transactions to the end of this last Session. There has 
been an addition ot 25 New Members and 1 Associate during 
the year, and 22 resignations, making an increase of 3 Mem- 
bers over last year: the total membership now being 193 
Subscribing Members and 1 Associate, and 13 Honorary 
Members, making a total of 207. The balance in hand is 
£6 8s. 5d. and a Deposit Account of £22 Is. 11d. 
