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The following is an abstract of the tinancial operations for the year: — 

 Receipts. Payments. 



Balance from 1883 - - - ^4 



Contributions of Members - 257 



Sale of Publications - - 78 



Interest on Consols - - 9 



Donations - - - - 79 



^427 



Rent and Office Expenses - ^126 

 Publications - - - - 275 

 Library 23 



^424 



The application for a Royal Charter of Incorporation, which was 

 unanimously approved at the Special Meeting held on March 5th last, 

 is still under the consideration of Her Majesty in Council. But as regards 

 all internal affairs, the retrospect for the year is highly satisfactory : the 

 number of members has increased, valuable additions have been made to 

 the Library, and the Librarian has l)een exceptionally busy, the Meetings 

 have been better attended than at any previous period, and the Memoirs 

 published in the Transactions maintain the reputation of the Society and 

 form a volume which is a worthy successor to the thirty-one which have 

 preceded it. The Council is well pleased with the progress made in 1884, 

 and trusts that the Members will not relax their efforts to advance the 

 interests of the Society and promote its objects, namely, the improvement 

 and dilTusion of Entomological Science. 



11, Chandos Street, Cavendish Square, W., 

 21st January, 1885. 



The Secretaries not having received any notice proposing to substitute 

 other names than those in the lists prepared by the Council, the following 

 Members form the Council for 1885 :— T. R. Billups, H. Druce, J. W. 

 Dunning, E. A. Fitch, H. Goss, F. Grut, W. F. Kirby, R. M'Lachlan, 

 R. Meldola, E. Saunders, J. W. Slater, S. Stevens, and J. J. Weir. 



The following are the officers elected : — President, R. M'Lachlan, 

 F.R.S. ; Treasurer, E. Saunders, F.L.S. ; Secretaries, E. A. Fitch, F.L.S., 

 and W. F. Kirby; Librarian, F. Grut, F.L.S. 



The President then delivered an address, at the conclusion of which 

 Mr. H. T. Stainton proposed a cordial vote of thanks to Mr. Dunning for 

 his services as President during the year, and requested that he would 

 allow his address to be printed with the ' Proceedings.' The proposal was 

 seconded by Jonkhecr May, and carried unanimously. The President 

 returned thanks. 



Mr. M'Lachlan proposed a vote of thanks to the Treasurer, Secretaries, 

 and Librarian, which was seconded by Mr. Waterhouse, and carried 

 unanimously. 



Messrs. Saunders, Fitcli, Kirby and Grut made some remarks in 

 acknowledgment. 



