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ANNUAL MEETING. 
Wednesday, January 15th, 1908. 
Mr. C. O. WarternHouse, President, in the Chair. 
Mr. R. Wyte Luoyp, one of the Auditors, read the 
Treasurer's Balance Sheet, showing a balance of £6 7s. 11d. 
in the Society’s favour. 
Mr. H. Rowxanp-Brown, one of the Secretaries, then read 
the following 
Report of the Council. 
During the Session 1907-1908 eight Fellows have died, 
seven Fellows have resigned, thirty-six new Fellows have been 
elected, the name of one Fellow has been restored to the list, 
and those of fourteen Fellows removed therefrom. 
It is a pleasure to report that the elections for the year 
constitute a record in the annals of the Society, and that the 
tendency toward a lower annual average, of which mention 
was made two years ago, has not been maintained. The 
interest taken in the work of the Society, apart from the 
gratifying additions to our ranks in the past twelve months, 
is demonstrated by the number of those attending the Ordinary 
Meetings, these, as a rule, being almost double compared with 
the attendances of some previous years. In this connection it 
is also agreeable to note that the number of foreign Fellows is 
increasing steadily, our ranks during the year having received 
accessions from France, Germany, and Sweden, while the 
British Colonies continue to be well represented on the 
nomination papers. 
At present the Society consists of eleven Honorary Fellows, 
and five hundred and nine Life and Subscribing Fellows, this 
being the first year that the roll of Ordinary Fellows has 
exceeded five hundred. 
It is much to be regretted that the finances of the Society 
have not developed proportionately to the increase of Fellows. 
On several occasions during the year the Council has been 
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