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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 



Fridat, 12th Febkuakt, 1915. 



The Kev. A. H. CoOKE, M.A., Sc.D., F.Z.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. C. P. Crick and Mr. F. AY. Header were apppointed scrutineers. 



The following report was read : — 



"Your Council, in presenting their twenty-second Annual Report, 

 have much pleasure in recording once more a year of steady progress. 



"The papers printed during last year, while somewhat less 

 voluminous than those of the few preceding years, have maintained 

 their usual standard of excellence. 



" It is with considerable regret j-our Council have to record the loss 

 by death of a distinguished member, Mr. A. J. Jukes-Browne, F.R.S., 

 while, owing to resignation and other causes, five more names have 

 been removed from the Society's roll. 



"During the year two new members have been elected, so that 

 the membership of the Society on December 31st, 1914, stood as 

 follows : — 



Ordinary members ....... 71 



Corresponding members ...... 90 



Total . . 161 



"The financial state of the Society is fairly satisfactory. We 

 have no liabilities, while on the other hand we retain £20 on the 

 Special Account, still possess £50 in Metropolitan stock, and commence 

 the year with a small credit balance. 



"As usual three parts of the 'Proceedings', Vol. XI, parts 1-3, 

 have been published during the past year. They comprise 188 pages 

 of text, illustrated with 5 plates and 62 text-figures. 



" The following authors have very kindly assisted in the cost of 

 these illustrations, or have provided drawings or photographs for 

 reproduction : C. R. Boettser, the Rev. E. W. Bowell, H. C. Fulton, 

 C. Hedley, T. Iredale, A. S. Kennard, H. B. Preston, E. A. Smith, 

 and B. B. Woodward. 



"Further, the thanks of the Society are especially due to the 

 Council of the Linnean Society, through whose kindness it has been 

 permitted, as in former years, to hold its meetings in Burlington 

 House." 



On the motion of Mr. Charles Oldham, seconded by Mr. C. P. 

 Crick, the above was adopted as the Annual Report of the Society. 



The following were elected Officers and Council for the vear 1915 : — 



Presidetit.—The Rev. A. H. Cooke, M.A., Sc.D., F.Z.S. 



Vice-Presidents.— \. S. Kennard, F.G.S., R. Bullen Kewton, F.G.S., 

 H. B. Preston, F.Z.S. , J. R. le B. Tomlin, M.A. 



Treasurer. — J. H. Ponsonby, F.Z.S. 



Secretary.— G. K. Gude, F.Z.S. 



Editor.— Y,. A. Smith, I.S.O. 



