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The cash balance in hand is £116 more than this time last 

 year, after paying all accounts rendered. The annual subscrip- 

 tions show the slight falling off of £20. The item under the 

 head of ' Donations ' shows an improvement of upwards of 

 £80, chiefly owing to the generosity of Mr. J. J. Joicey, 

 but the cost of production of plates shows a corresponding 

 increase. The excess in the amount received for sales of 

 publications by about £21 is extremely satisfactory. 



'' The only unpleasant item in the balance sheet is the con- 

 tinued depreciation in the value of our securities, which now 

 amounts to £507 13s. 9d. 



" A. Hugh Jones, 



" Treasurer." 



The Librarian reports as follows : — 



" Four hundred and thirty- two volumes have been issued 

 from the Library for home reading, and twenty-eight volumes 

 and a large quantity of separata have been added to the 

 Library. 



" The Library has also been largely used for purposes of 

 reference. 



" Owing to the war very many of the Foreign Magazines 

 are not coming to hand." 



The Report was adopted on the motion of Mr. W. J. Lucas, 

 seconded by Mr. C. B. Williams. 



No other names having been received by the Secretaries 

 in addition to those nominated by the Council as Officers 

 and Council for the ensuing year, the following were declared 

 by the President, with the consent of the meeting, to be 

 elected : — 



President, the Hon. N. Charles Rothschild, M.A., F.L.S., 

 F.Z.S. ; Treasurer, A. H. Jones ; Secretaries, Comm. J. J. 

 Walker, M.A., R.N., F.L.S. ; the Rev. George Wheeler, 

 M.A., F.Z.S. ; Librarian, G. C. Champion, A.L.S., F.Z.S. ; 

 Other Members of the Council, A. W. Bacot, E. A. Butler, B.A., 

 B.Sc, T. A. Chapman, M.D., F.L.S., F.Z.S., E. A. Cockayne, 

 M.A., M.D., J. C. F. Fryer, M.A., C. J. Gahan, M.A., D.Sc, 

 B. E. Green, F.Z.S., G. B. Longstaff, M.A., M.D., G. Meade- 



