ii. REPORT OF COUNCir.. 



given during 1911, especially in the fields of Geology and 

 Biology, and the forthcoming volume promises to be one 

 oi value. Plates will be more in evidence than in years 

 when less funds were available. Our printers do their 

 best to let each author have his author's copies as soon as 

 possible after the M.S.S. is handed in, and each autlior is 

 now allowed 50 author's copies. We have received valuable 

 help from several members of the Univ( rsity staff, and 

 have reason to hope chat, when matters have passed the 

 difficulties of the inception stage, and when science students 

 are more numerous, we shall receive for publication much 

 research work from the University and its alumni. 



The Library, containing approximate^ 4,000 volumes, 

 has been shifted from the Technical College to the University. 

 This has entailed considerable expense, and as it is no'w 

 imperative that we should bind much unbound work, a 

 further expense ^dll be entailed. This, with the cost of a 

 well illustrated volume of Proceedings, will lower our Bank 

 balance during the year ahead of us. We congratulate 

 our members on meeting for the first time in the University, 

 and trtist that the Society's valuable Library will be largely 

 made use of by members and Universitj^ students in the 

 future. It LS hoped that Dr. Harvey- Johnston will take 

 charge of the receipt of exchanges, etc., while the issue 

 of books will be under the control of the University 

 Librarian, and thus both our and the L'niversity's interests 

 will be seen to. 



By Appendix C, it will be seen that, though there 

 was an increase in ex}3enditure of about £43 for printing 

 Proceedings, we still have a sHghtly greater credit to balance 

 than we had at the end of the previous year. 



F. BEXXETT, J. B. HEXDERSOX, F.I.C. 



Hon. Secretary. President. 



February, 1912. 



