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 The financial position may lie shortly stated thus- 



Finally, the Council is well pleased with the progress made during 

 1885, and can assert with confidence that the year's work will bear 

 comparison with that of any of its predecessors. 



11, Chandos Street, Cavendish Square, 

 20th January, 188G. 



The Secretaries not having received any notice proposing to substitute 

 other names than those in the lists prepared by the Council, the following 

 Fellows form the Council for 1886:— T. R. Billups, E. A. Fitch, W. W. 

 Fowler, H. Goss, F. D. Godman, F. Grut, W. F. Kirby, R. M'Lachlan, 

 E. B. Poulton, K. Saunders, H. T. Stainton, S. Stevens, and J. J. Weir. 



The following are the officers elected : — President, R. M'Lachlan, 

 F.R.S. ; Treasurer, E. Saunders, F.L.S. ; Secretaries, H. Goss, F.L.S., 

 F.G.S., and W. W. Fowler, M.A., F.L.S. ; Librarian, F. Grut, F.L.S. 



The President then delivered an address, at the conclusion of which 

 Mr. H. T. Stainton proposed a cordial vote of thanks to Mr. M'Lachlan 

 for his services as President during the year, and requested that he would 

 allow his address to be printed with the ' Proceedings.' The proposal was 

 seconded by Mr. F. P. Pascoe, and carried unanimously. Tiie President 

 returned thanks. 



Mr. Dunning proposed a vote of thanks to the Treasurer, Secretaries, 

 and Librarian, which was seconded by Mr. W. L. Distant, and carried 

 unanimously. Messrs. Saunders, Fitch, Kirby, and Grut made some 

 remarks in acknowledgment. 



