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leaving the total number now on the list 38 i, or three less than 

 this time last year ! 



Our Transactions for the year form a volume of 594 pages, 

 containing 10 Memoirs, contributed by the following authors, 

 viz., Mr. George C. Champion (2 papers) ; Mr. Kenneth J. 

 Morton ; Dr. Frederick A. Dixey ; Dr. David Sharp, F.R.S. ; 

 Mr. George F. Seott-Elliott ; Dr. T. Algernon Chapman 

 (2 papers) ; Mons. Louis Peringuey ; Mr. Walter F. H. Bland- 

 ford ; Mr. E. Ernest Green; Prof. Edward B. Poulton, 

 F.R.S. ; Prof. Samuel Williston and Prof. J. M. Aldrich ; 

 Sir George F. Hampson, Bart. ; Mr. Guy A. K. Marshall ; and 

 Mr. George D. Haviland and Dr. D. Sharp. 



Of these IG papers, 5 relate to Lepidoptera, or to enquiries 

 in which they were the subjects of experiment ; 5 to Coleo- 

 ptera, 2 to Neuroptera, 2 to Orthoptera, and 2 to Diptera. 



Part of the cost of the publication of the longest of the two 



papers on Diptera was defrayed by the Royal Society, who 



contributed a donation of £50 from their Publication Fund. 



The Memoirs above referred to are illustrated by 14 



plates, of which 4 are coloured. 



The Proceedings, containing an account of the Exhibitions 

 and Discussions at the Meetings, in'addition to certain Papers 

 not published in the Transactions and to several Notes of in- 

 terest in connection with Exhibitions, extend to over 58 pages. 

 During the past year, 195 Books (in addition to the usual 

 Transactions, Pamphlets, and Papers) have been added to the 

 Library, which is increasingly used, no less than 335 volumes 

 having been borrowed during the year by Fellows. The Meet- 

 ings continue to be, as they have been of recent years, far better 

 attended than formerly. As pointed out last year, there is 

 probably no Society in London with a similar number of 

 Fellows on its list which has such a proportionately large at- 

 tendance, the Meetings of this Society comparing very favour- 

 ably in this respect with those of other kindred Societies. 



The amount received for current Subscriptions is in excess 

 of that in any former year. The arrears paid up during 1896 

 have exceeded anticipations. There is a large falling off in 

 Admission Fees consequent on a diminished number of new 

 Fellows having been elected. The Donations are small, 

 if the amount received from the PubUcation Fund of 



