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ANNUAL INI E E T I N G. 

 January 21st, 1908. 



The Rev. Canon Fowler, M.A., D.Sc, F.L.S., President, 

 in the Chair. 



Mr. Albert Hugh Jones, one of the Auditors, read the 

 Treasurer's Balance Sheet, showing a balance of £26 10s. Id. 

 in the Society's favour. 



Mr. Herbert Goss, one of the Secretaries, read the 

 following 



Report of the Council. 



During the Session 1902-1903 three Fellows have died, 

 viz. Professor Dr. Carlos Berg, Director del Museo Nacional, 

 Buenos Ayres, Mr, John William May, of Earl's Court, and 

 Mr. Charles Marcus Wakefield, F.L.S., of Uxbridge. 



Eight Fellows have resigned, eleven Fellows have been 

 removed from the list for non-payment of their subscriptions, 

 and twenty-three new Fellows have been elected. The num- 

 ber of Fellows who have died is far below the average, 

 but the number who have resigned, or have been removed 

 for non-payment of subscriptions is above the average ; whilst 

 the number of new Fellows elected is six less than last year. 

 The Council hope that continued efforts will be made to 

 increase the number of Fellows and to maintain the splendid 

 progress made Ijy the Society in I'ecent years. 



At present the Society consists of twelve Honorary Fellows 

 and four hundred and sixty Life and Subscribing Fellows, 

 making a total of four hundred and seventy-two, which, not- 

 withstanding the losses by death, resignation and removal, 

 is an increase by one on last year's list, and represents a 

 raembership greater than in any previous year of the Society's 

 existence since its foundation, seventy years ago ! 



The Transactions for the year 1902 form a volume of 729 

 pages, containing twenty-three Memoirs, contributed by the 

 following authors : Mr. Malcolm Burr, j\lr. George C. Cham- 

 pion, Dr. Thomas Algernon Chapman, M.D. (three papers). 



