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hand, two life-compositions have been paid, and the large sum of £99 has 

 been realized by the sale of our publications. 



The 'Transactions' for 1880 (exclusive of the 'Proceedings') form a 

 volume of 330 pages, containing eighteen papers, illustrated by nine plates, 

 of which five are coloured. The thanks of the Society are due to the 

 Rev. H. S. Gorham, who defrayed a part of the cost of Plate I., and to 

 Messrs. Godman and Salvin for their presentation of Plates III. and IV. 

 Four wood-cuts have appeared in our ' Proceedings,' and the Council 

 is of opinion that the custom of figuring remarkable varieties of insects 

 that may be exhibited at our meetings cannot but tend to increase the 

 value of this part of our publications, and to add to the interest of such 

 exhibitions. 



The Council have under consideration a proposal to make an alteration 

 with respect to the distribution of our ' Transactions,' and as this change, 

 if adopted, would involve a modification of one of our Bye-Laws, a special 

 meeting must in that case be called. It is proposed to place our town and 

 country Members on the same footing, and to give the 'Transactions' to 

 all the Members of, and Subscribers to, the Society, without any further 

 payment beyond their ordinary annual subscription. It is estimated that 

 while by the adoption of this plan the Society would only incur, in the first 

 instance, a loss of about £15 per annum, in all probability an increased 

 number of new Members would be induced to join us if such an additional 

 advantage were offered. 



The Library continues to grow by the addition of the usual periodicals, 

 and of many valuable works acquired by donation, purchase, and exchange. 

 Among these acquisitions may be mentioned Lucas's 'Exploration de 

 I'Algerie (Annulosa),' three vols, and atlas; Piaget's 'Monographic des 

 Pediculines'; Herbst's ' Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und 

 Krebse,' &c. The Society is indebted to the Trustees of the British 

 Museum for Butler's ' Lepidoptera Heterocera,' for Lord Walsingham's 

 'American Tortricidae,' and for C. 0. Waterhouse's 'Lycidae'; to the Koyal 

 Society for the completion of their ' Catalogue of Scientific Papers,' and to 

 the Ceylon Government for Parti, of Moore's 'Lepidoptera of Ceylon'; 

 whilst many other valuable donations have been acknowledged at the 

 ordinary meetings. Increasing use is made of the books, and the Librarian 

 reports that during the past year 100 more volumes have been in circulation 

 than during 1879. 



The attendance list shows that the twelve meetings held during the 

 past year have on the whole been well supported, and the numerous 

 exhibitions and discussions recorded in our ' Proceedings ' will show that 

 their interest has been well maintained. 



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

 January 19, 1881. 



