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have been forwarded to various scientific societies 

 and individuals in England, America, the neigh- 

 bouring Colonies and elsewhere. 



COUNCIL. 



No vacancy has occurred during the year. The 

 required list according to rule XXXII., as 

 amended at the last Annual General Meeting, has 

 been exhibited in the Library for the last fort- 

 night. 



FINANCE. 



It is with extreme regret that the Council have 

 to request the special attention of the Fellows to 

 the course taken last year in reference to the 

 grant-in-aid. This has been so inimical to the 

 interests of the Society that it would appear to 

 have been partly done through inadvertence, as 

 no saving to the revenue of the colony was effected 

 by it. 



Since the year 1853 the Museum has always 

 received from Government £200 per annum. But 

 now, when the expenses have greatly increased, 

 through the steadily increasing number of speci- 

 mens, and when we consequently feel the greatest 

 difficulty in keeping within our income, an entire 

 quarter of the grant has been withdrawn and 

 added to the amount voted for the gardens. 



Our total income (viz., Government grant £150 

 to Museum, £450 to gardens, subscriptions £123, 

 and sale of plants £86 Is. 7d.) has been £809 Is. 

 7d., which with £30 12s. Od. in the hands of the 

 Superintendent of the Gardens for payment of 

 current expenses, £19 10s. Od., arrears of sub- 

 scriptions received since 31st December, and about 



