114 ANNUAL MEETING. 
Mr. H. H. A. Russell, who had expressed himself as willing 
to perform the duties connected with that post. 
Your Council have held thirteen meetings, and amongst 
their labours early addressed themselves to the work of 
preparing an amended Code of Rules, as suggested at the 
last Annual Meeting. This Code of Rules, the emenda- 
tions contained in which are familiar to you, was circulated 
amongst the members in October 1885. 
The resignation of their respective offices by the Trea- 
surer, Mr. W. D. Nisbet, and Mr. R. C. Ringrose, owing to 
absence from town, was accepted with regret. 
As the result of a previous suggestion made to the 
Council, a Forbes Expedition Aid Fund was opened, on the 
invitation of the President, at the monthly meeting of the 
members held on 4th December, 1885, and the Honorary 
Secretary appointed Treasurer thereof. Subscriptions to 
this Fund, at the time of its being closed, had already 
amounted to £94 13s. 6d., when further appeal was received 
on behalf of Mr. H. O. Forbes, whose operations in New 
Guinea had been suspended. This led to the Fund being 
re-opened, with the result of additional subscriptions being 
received, raising the total to £145 1os. One hundred 
pounds of this amount has already been forwarded to Mr. 
Forbes, and the receipt of the same acknowledged by him. 
Such is a brief statement of the work of the Society 
during the past year. | 
Signed on behalf of the Council, 
LEWIS A. BERNAYS, 
President. 
