XXXVll 



ANNUAL MEETING, 



January 17, 1877. 

 Sir Sidney Smith Saunders, C.M.Gr., Vice-President, in the chair. 



An Abstract of the Treasurer's Accounts for 1876 was read by Mr. 

 Dunning, one of the Auditors, showing a balance of £6 8s. in favour of the 

 Society. 



The Secretary then read the following ; — 



Eeport of the Council for 1876. 



In accordance with the Bye-Laws, the Council begs to present the 

 following Report : — 



During the year 1876 the Society has elected twenty-three new 

 Members or Subscribers, and has lost ten by death or resignation. Among 

 the losses by death is that of Edward Newman, who was an original 

 Member of the Society, one of the first Council, and filled the office of 

 President in the years 1853-4. 



The ' Transactions ' for the year (exclusive of the ' Proceedings ' ) form a 

 volume of 655 pages, containing twenty memoirs, with twelve plates, of 

 which two are coloured. The Society has to thank Mr. Wakefield for the 

 plate of New Zealand Hymenoptera, and Professor Westwood and Mr. Smith 

 for the plates in illustration of their papers. And a second donation of 

 £10 by Mr. Robinson-Douglas, to be applied to the publication of papers 

 on British or European Entomology, has been appropriated to the memoirs 

 on British Hemiptera, which have been contributed by Messrs. Edward 

 Saunders and John Scott. 



Another part of the ' General Catalogue of British Insects' has also been 

 issued, comprising the Hemiptera (Heteroptera, and the main portion of 

 the Homoptera), for the compilation of which the Society is indebted to 

 Messrs. Douglas and Scott. 



No less than six Compositions or Life Subscriptions have been received, 

 and of these five have been invested in augmentation of the Reserve Fund, 

 whilst the remaining one has been applied in the purchase of books. The 

 additions to the Library, both by donation and by purchase, have been 

 many and valuable ; and a large number of books and pamphlets have 

 been carefully collated and bound. 



