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The Society is indebtccl to Mr. F. Merrifield for half the 

 cost of Plates IV. and V. ; to Mr. Elwes for the entire cost 

 of Plates X., XIX., and XX. ; to Dr. Sharp for £5 towards 

 the cost of Plates XII., XIII., and XIV. ; to Mr. Godinan 

 for the entire cost of Plate XVI. ; and to Mr. Crowley for the 

 entire cost of Plates XVII. and XVIII. 



The Proceedings, containing an account of the exhibitions 

 and discussions at the Meetings, in addition to certain 

 short papers not published in the Transactions, extend to 

 47 pages. 



The financial position of the Society appears at first 

 sight less satisfactory than it has been of late years, the 

 total receipts for 1890 being smaller than in 1889, although 

 the amount received in entrance fees and subscriptions is 

 much larger ; but the deficiency in the amount of the 

 total is explained by the fact that during the past year not a 

 single composition has been received, whereas, in 1889, two 

 compositions alone added £31 lO.s. to the total receipts. 

 Making allowance for this, the actual yearly income of the 

 Society is larger this year than it has ever been before. The 

 balance carried forward is unusually small; but the thickness 

 of the volume of Transactions, and the number of the 

 plates, will show that the Society's income for the year has 

 been well spent. 



During the past year nearly 200 Books, Pamphlets, 

 Journals, and Papers have been added to the Library ; the 

 average number of Fellows attending the Meetings has been 

 far greater than in any previous year of the Society's 

 existence, and there has been a gain of 18 new Fellows. 



Notwithstanding the smallness of the balance carried for- 

 ward, and the decrease, for the reasons explained, in the 

 total of the receipts, the Council considers it has reason to 

 congratulate the Fellows on the progress made by the Society 

 during the year 1890. 



The following is an Abstract of the Picceipts and Payments 

 during 1890 :— 



