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ANNUAL MEETING. 



The Annual Meeting was held on Wednesday, Jan. 17th, 

 1917, Commander J. J. Walker, M.A., E.N., F.L.S., Vice- 

 President, in the Chair. 



The Balance Sheet was read by Mr. R. Wylie Lloyd, one 

 of the Auditors, and adopted on the motion of Mr. F. H. 

 Wolley-Dod, seconded by Mr. G. E. Frisby. 



Mr. Lloyd drew special attention to the recovery by the 

 Treasurer of three years' Income Tax on the investments of 

 the Society. 



The Rev. G. Wheeler, one of the Secretaries, then read 

 the following 



Report of the Council. 



During the past year the Society has taken a new departure 

 in the institution of Special Life Fellows, the number of 

 whom may not exceed twelve, the distinction being conferred 

 on British subjects only (these being ineligible for Honorary 

 Fellowships) who have been Fellows of the Society for not 

 less than fifteen years and who have rendered distinguished 

 service to Entomological Science. Two have been elected, 

 Prof. L. C. Ml\ll, F.R.S., and Col. J. W. Yerbury. 



The Bye-laws have been thoroughly revised during this 

 session, numerous alterations having been made, especially 

 with a view to the simplification of procedure in the election 

 of Officers and Council, a ballot for whom had hitherto been 

 required, even in the very frequent cases when no alternative 

 names had been proposed. 



The Society has lost thirteen Fellows by death, as against 

 two last year, one of whom, Mr. Roland Trimen, F.R.S., 

 was a former President of the Society, and had just been 

 recommended by the Council for a Special Life Fellowship, 

 and another, Mr. G. Meade- Waldo, M.A., was a Member 

 of the Council. Two others, Capt. R. D'A. Morrell and 



