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the Eoyal Society, already alluded to, be deducted. The 

 income derived from the Sales of Publications during the 

 year is nearly the same as in 1895, and below the average. 

 Three Life Compositions have been received, two of which 

 have been invested in Consols, the amount so invested being 

 now £534 13s. 



The disbursements for Printing and Plates have been 

 exceptionally heavy, but there is again a diminution in the 

 total of the various items classed under Office Expenses. 

 The actual financial working of the year results in a balance 

 to the credit of the Society of £10 8s. 2d. ; but against this must 

 be placed the uninvested Life Composition and a small sum 

 due to printers on an unadjusted account, so that there is 

 really a deficit on the year, due to the printers having very 

 largely underestimated the cost of two expensive papers. 



11, Chandos Street, Cavendish Square, W. 

 20^/i January, 1897. 



The Secretaries not having received any notice proposing 

 to substitute other names than those contained in the lists 

 prepared by the Council, the following Fellows constitute the 

 Council for 1H97 :— Walter F. H. Blandford, M.A., F.Z.S. ; 

 George C. Champion, F.Z.S. ; The Rev. Canon Fowler, 

 M.A., F.L S. ; Herbert Goss, F.L.S. ; Sir George Francis 

 Hampson, Bart., B.A. ; Martin Jacoby ; Robert McLachlan, 

 F.R.S. ; Prof. Raphael Meldola, F.R.S. ; Frederic Merrifield ; 

 Osbert Salvin, M.A., F.R.S. ; Roland Trimen, F.R.S. ; 

 James W. Tutt ; and George Henry Verrall. 



The following are the Officers elected : — Premient, Mr. 

 Roland Trimen ; Treamrer, Mr. Robert McLachlan ; Secre- 

 taries, Mr. Walter F. H. Blandford and Mr. Frederic Merri- 

 field ; Tjibrarian, Mr. George C. Champion. 



Professor Meldola, the out-going President, then delivered 

 an Address, at the conclusion of which Lord Walsingham 

 proposed a vote of thanks to the President for his Address, 

 and for his services as President during the year. This was 

 seconded by Mr. 0. Salvin, and carried. 



A vote of thanks to the Treasurer, Secretaries, and 

 Librarian, was proposed by Professor Poulton. This Avas 

 seconded by Mr. R. Trimen, and carried. 



