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The Librarian issues the following report : — 

 " Twenty- two Volumes of the usual periodicals and publica- 

 tions of Societies and a large number of Separata have been 

 added to the Library during the past year, a list of which 

 will be included in Part V of the Transactions. 



" Four hundred and forty- nine volumes have been issued 

 for home use, and the Library has been largely used for 

 purposes of reference." 



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

 seconded by Mr. Hugh Main. 



No other names having been received in addition to 

 those proposed by the Council as Officers and Council for 

 1915, the following were declared by the President to be 

 elected. 



President, the Hon. N. Charles Eothschild, 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 Council, G. T. Bethune-Baker, F.L.S., 

 F.Z.S., E. A. Butler, B.A., B.Sc, E. A. Cockayne, M.A., 

 M.D., M.R.C.P., J. E. Collin, F.Z.S., H. Eltringham, M.A., 

 D.Sc, F.Z.S., C. J. Gahan, M.A., E. Ernest Green, G. B. 

 Longstaff, M.A., M.D., G. Meade-Waldo, M.A., G. W. 

 Nicholson, M.A., M.D., H. Rowland-Brown, M.A., 



A. E. TONGE. 



The President then delivered his Address, illustrated by 

 the Epidiascope, after which Mr. Merrifield proposed a 

 Vote of Thanks to him, remarking on the patience and research 

 needed for such a paper, and, while asking that it might be 

 printed as a portion of the Proceedings, expressed the hope 

 that the illustrations might also be reproduced. Dr. Jordan 

 seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. 



The President in replying said that he was offering twelve 

 Plates to the Society in illustration of the Address. 



Mr. H. J. Turner then proposed a Vote of Thanks to the 

 Officers for their Services, which was seconded by the Rev. 

 F. D. Morice. The Treasurer and both Secretaries 

 replied, Mr. Wheeler taking occasion to beg all exhibitors 



