PROCEEDINGS OF THE MAL.VCOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 55 



ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 



Feiday, 14th February, 1896. 



Prof. G. B. Howes, Sec.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. W. M. Webb and Colonel Wilmer were appointed Scrutineers. 



The following Report of the Council for tlic year 1895 was read : — 



"In submitting tbe third Annual licport to the Society your Council 

 have, as in previous years, to chronicle a steady progress in the 

 Society's work. 



During the past year the Membership has increased from 153 to 

 158, while three candidates, nominated at the December meeting, 

 were awaiting election at the close of the year. 



The membership on December 31st stood as follows : 



Ordinaiy members 95 



Correspoudiug members 63 



Total 158 



During the past year twelve Members have been elected ; while 

 five have resigned, and two Members' names have been removed from 

 the list — one by the Council, the other by the operation of Rule X. 

 It is pleasant not to have to record any death amongst the Members. 



The finances of the Society are still in a very flourishing condition. 

 After payment of all liabilities there remains a balance of £28 I2s. Id. 

 in the Treasurer's hands. In addition to the above the sum of £50 

 remains on deposit at the Society's Bankers. 



Since the last Annual General Meeting three more numbers of the 

 ' Proceedings ' have been issued, completing Yol. I, and comprising 

 158 pages, including title-page, contents, and index, with eleven 

 plates and numerous illustrations in the text. Another number will 

 shortly be in the printers' hands. 



Your thanks arc due to the following Members, who have borne 

 a large proportion of the cost of the illustrations, or who have assisted 

 by furnishing the drawings : Lieut. -Col. H. H. Godwin-Austen, 

 C. Hedley, J. Cosmo Melvill, S. Pace, E. A. Smith, G. B. Sowerby, 

 E. E. Sykcs, J. H. Yanstone, and Martin F. Woodward; as also to 

 the West Indian Islands Committee of the British Association, for 

 similar help. 



Eighteen authors have contributed to the ' Proceedings ' of the 

 Society during the past year. Further, Professor W. A. Herdman 

 very kindly delivered a lecture at the December meeting, which was 

 very numerously attended, entitled 'The Culture of the Edible Oyster.' 



By the great kindness of Dr. and Mrs. Woodward, the Society was 

 permitted to hold its July meeting at their private residence. 



The thanks of the Society are therefore due to Dr. and Mrs. 

 Woodward, and to Professor Herdman. 



