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ANNUAL MEETING, 

 January 19, 1881. 



Sir John Lubbock, Bart., M.P., F.R.S., &c., President, in the chair. 



Mr. J. W. Dunning, one of the Auditors, read an abstract of the 

 Treasurer's Accounts for 1880, showing a balance of about £57 in favour 

 of the Society. 



Mr. F. P. Pascoe proposed, and Mr. E. A. Fitch seconded, that the 

 abstract of the Treasurer's Accounts just read should be accepted. This 

 was put to the meeting and carried unanimously. 



The Secretary then read the following : — 



Eeport of the Council for 1881. 



The Council, in compliance with the Bye-Laws, begs to present the 

 following Report: — 



During the year 1880 the Society has lost three Members by death 

 and seven by resignation, while eighteen new Members and Subscribers 

 have been elected, thus showing a total increase of eight. The deaths 

 that we have to record are those of Prof. Edward Grube and Mr. Andrew 

 Swanzy, and at the end of last month our Society lost one of its 

 ten Honorary Members, in the person of the well-known Lepidopterist, 

 M. Achille Gueuee, of Chateaudun. The Council will, at an early 

 meeting, propose the name of some other gentleman to fill the vacancy 

 thus caused. 



With reference to our financial position, the Council has much pleasure 

 in pointing to a balance of about £57 in favour of the Society, as shown by 

 the following abstract of the Treasurer's accounts : — 



Receipts. Payments. 



Balance in hand - - - ^3 ; Eent, Office, and Meeting 



Contributions of Members - 230 



Life-compositions - - - 31 



Sale of Publications - - 99 



Interest on Consols - - 5 



Donations - - - - 32 



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-n, r ^116 



Expenses - 



Publications - - - - 181 



Library 30 



Investment in Consols - - 16 



J343 



This unusually large balance is attributable to the fact that our 

 publishing expenses have not been as large as usual, while, on the other 



