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members have been removed from the Society's list in accordance with 

 Kule X. The Society has thus lost twelve members, while four new 

 members only have been elected ; two candidates awaited election at 

 the close of the year. 



The membership of the Society on December 31st stood as follows : — 



Ordinary members 90 



Corresponding members 78 



Total 168 



the totals for the two preceding years being 176 in 1899, and 1G8 

 in 1898. 



The finances of the Society are in a nourishing condition. After the 

 payment of all liabilities there is a balance of £37 14s. 6d. in the 

 Treasurer's hands, whilst the sum of £50 still remains invested in 

 Metropolitan 2£ per cent. Stock. 



Twenty-four communications have been made to the Society by 

 fifteen authors. 



Since the last Annual General Meeting three more numbers of the 

 ' Proceedings ' have been issued, forming the first half of Vol. IV, 

 comprising 150 pages, with thirteen plates and numerous illustrations 

 in the text. 



Your thanks are due to the following gentlemen, who have borne 

 a proportion of the cost of illustration or who have assisted by 

 furnishing drawings : W. E. Collinge, S. I. Da Costa, Miss J. 

 Donald, Lieut.-Col. H. H. Godwin-Austen, G. K. Gude, J. C. Melvill, 

 P. Murdoch, H. A. Pilsbry, W. B. Pantiles, E. A. Smith, G. P. 

 Sowerby, E. R. Sykes, and M. E. Woodward. 



Further, your thanks are specially due to the Council of the Linnean 

 Society, through whose kindness this Society has been permitted, as 

 in previous years, to hold its meetings in Burlington House." 



On the motion of Professor Dr. G. B. Howes, seconded by Mr. P. H. 

 Burne, the foregoing was adopted as the Annual Report of the Society. 



The following were elected as Officers and Council for the year 1901 : 



President.— E. A. Smith, F.Z.S. 



Vice-Presidents.— W. T. Planford, LL.D., F.R.S ; Lieut.-Col. H. H. 



Godwin-Austen, F.R.S. ; Rev. Canon Merle Norman, D.C.L., 



F.R.S. ; E. R. Sykes, P. A., F.L.S. 

 Treasurer. — J. H. Ponsonby, F.Z.S. 

 Secretary. — M. F. Woodward. 

 Editor.— B. B. Woodward, F.L.S. 

 Six other Members of the Council.— Rev. P. Ashington Pullen, 



F.L.S. ; R. H. Burne, B.A., F.Z.S. ; G. C. Crick, F.G.S. ; 



G. K. Gude, F.Z.S. ; W. E. Hoyle, M.A., M.K.C.S. ; 



H. Woodward, LL.D., F.R.S. 



The retiring President, Dr. Blanford, gave a short address, in which 

 he commented upon the present satisfactory condition of the Society, 

 and gave a brief review of the work done during his term of office. 



