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invested, and consequently the Society's Capital has increased 

 by £31 10s. since the last Annual Meeting. On the whole, 

 therefore, the Council have reason to be satisfied with the 

 progress made by the Society during the year 1887. 



The following is an Abstract of the Receipts and Payments 

 during 1887 : — 



Receipts. 



Balance in hand 1st) 

 Jan., 1887 - . j 



Contributions of Fel-| 

 lows - - - j 



Sale of Publications 

 Donations - 

 Interest on Consols 



11, Chandos Street, Cavendish Square, London, W., 

 January 18th, 1888. 



The Secretaries not having received any notice proposing 

 to substitute other names than those in the lists prepared by 

 the Council, the following Fellows constitute the Council for 

 1888:— Henry J. Elwes, F.L.S. ; the Rev. Canon Fowler, 

 M.A.,F.L.S.; Herbert Goss, F.L.S.; Ferdinand Grut, F.L.S.; 

 Sir John Lubbock, Bart., M.P., F.R.S. ; Robert McLachlan, 

 F.R.S. ; P. Brooke Mason, M.R.C.S., F.L.S. ; Edward B. 

 Poulton, M.A., F.L.S. ; Osbert Salvin, M.A., F.R.S. ; Edward 

 Saunders, F.L.S.; Dr. David Sharp, F.Z.S. ; Henry T. 

 Stainton, F.R.S. ; and Lord Walsingham, M.A., F.R.S. 



The following are the officers elected: — President, Dr. David 

 Sharp ; Treasurer, Mr. Edward Saunders ; Secretaries, Mr. 

 Herbert Goss and the Rev. Canon Fowler ; Librarian, Mr. 

 Ferdinand Grut. 



The President then delivered an address, at the conclusion 

 of which Mr. McLachlan proposed a vote of thanks to Dr. 

 Sharp for his services as President during the year, and 

 requested that he would allow his address to be printed with 



