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ANNUAL MEETING, 
22 January, 1872. 
A. R. Watxacs, Esq., F.L.S., President, in the chair. 
An Abstract of the Treasurer’s Accounts for 1871 was read by Mr. 
Dunning, one of the Auditors, and showed a balance in favour of the 
Society of £183 13s. 8d. 
The Secretary read the following :— 
Report of the Council for 1871. 
In accordance with the Bye-Laws, the Council presents the following 
Report. 
The vacancy in the list of Honorary Members, occasioned by the death 
of the lamented Lacordaire in 1870, has been filled by the election of the 
Baron De Selys-Longchamps, of whom Lacordaire was long a fellow- 
townsman. 
One composition in lieu of Annual Subscriptions has been received and 
invested. 
The ‘ Transactions’ and ‘ Proceedings’ for 187] form a volume which the 
Council believes will bear favourable comparison with that for any preceding 
year. ‘There is an absence of coloured plates, but this is owing to causes 
beyond the control of the Council. 
The receipts from the sale of our publications show a slight diminution 
This the Council believes to be mainly, if not entirely, due to the late 
lamentable struggle between two leading contineutal powers, and in its 
next Report it looks forward to this item as then presenting a more 
favourable aspect. 
In November there was published a second part of the Catalogue of 
British Insects, comprising the Aculeate Hymenoptera, compiled by 
Mr. F. Smith. From the Abstract of Income and Expenditure, given 
below, it will be seen that the expense of printing this part has been 
defrayed without any special donation devoted to this purpose. But the 
Council feels it to be very desirable that the parts of the Catalogue should 
appear in more rapid succession, and at intervals equal to the ability of the 
various compilers to furnish their MSS. An attempt to effect this is now 
being made by an application for extraneous aid. 
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