d. Arrears. 



The Arrears of subscription due to the Society by- 

 Fellows who have neglected to fulfill the engagements 

 impressed on them by the Bye-Laws amount to so large a 

 sum, that the Council have felt the recovery of them to be 

 an imperative part of their duty. 



They have had the satisfaction of receiving since the last 

 Anniversary £404 under this head, without having as yet 

 been compelled to resort to the extreme measures in which 

 they are justified by the Charter, and by the common 

 consent of other Incorporated Institutions. 



The Council, in concluding their Report upon the 

 Finances of the Society, beg to record their thanks to the 

 Committee of Auditors and to the Committee of 

 Finance for the attention which they have so obligingly 

 bestowed on the subjects which have been referred to 

 them. 



II. SCIENTIFIC DEPARTMENT. 



1. Publications. 



The Sixth and concluding Part of the Third Volume of 

 the Transactions is now published. It contains a paper 

 by Professor Owen, in continuation of his former contri- 

 butions towards a knowledge of the osteology of the An- 

 thropoid Apes, with the results of his investigation of the 

 Cranium of the Gigantic species of Chimpanzee [Troglo- 

 dytes Gorilla, Sav.) discovered by Dr. Savage on the Ga- 

 boon River in West Africa. This paper is illustrated by 

 six plates, which have been executed by Mr. Erxleben. 



The Proceedings of the Society for 1848 have been 

 illustrated in a series of twenty -three plates, which repre- 

 sent an equivalent number of new species. The opinions 

 which have been expressed on their merit and utihty induce 

 the Council to believe that the design will eventually re- 

 alize all the success which was anticipated for it in the 

 Report of last year. 



