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its appreciation of liis services for the jtast fourteen years, 

 wliirli have been invaluable. 



The Trkasi'rkr reports as follows : — 



■' The accounts compare favouraldy with those of last year. 

 There was then an estimated lia})ility of £294 against a balance 

 of £237 Hs. 9(/., whereas this year the estimated liabilities 

 are about equal to the bahnuc. There is a falling off of 

 £44 12.S. in the amount received for Subscrijjtions compared 

 with 1916; but the arrears received (£45 3.s.) are in excess 

 by £18 18s. There are no other items which call for comment 

 with the exception of the ' Subscriptions in arrear.' Hitherto 

 the return has been made for those ' considered good.' Under 

 present conditions it is impossible, with any degree of cer- 

 tainty, to separate the ' good ' from the ' bad ' ; I have 

 therefore returned the total amount of the indebtedness, viz. 

 £232 Is. A considerable portion of this sum is merely in 

 abeyance during the war, being subscriptions unpaid mean- 

 while by Fellows serving at the Front. 



" I much regret my ina])ility to continue my Treasurership, 

 and I thank the Society for the confidence reposed in me 

 during the time I have had the honour to act as their Treasurer, 

 and I take this opportunity of thanking my Colleagues and 

 the Fellows generally for their unqualified courtesy shown me 

 during ray term of office. 



" The Society, I consider, may be congratulated upon 

 obtaining the services of Mr. W. G. Sheldon as my successor. 



'■ A. HuoH Jones." 



The Librarian reports as follows : — 



" Three hundred and fourteen volumes have been issued 

 from the Library for home reading. Eighteen volumes and a 

 large quantity of Separata have been })resented to the Library. 

 As was the case last year, very few foreign ]ieriodicals are 

 coming to hand. The Library has been well used for purposes 

 of reference." 



The Report was adopted on the motion of Mr. (). K. Jaxson, 

 seconded by the Rev. F. D. IMortck. 



No other nominations in addition to those of the Council 

 having been received, the President declared the following 



