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£5 towards the printing. In all cases t he drawings have 

 been contributed by the respective authors. In consequence 

 of the increased cost of printing the volume is not quite so 

 large as in late years, but the number of plates is considerably 

 in excess of the average. 



The Proceedings will occupy about 100 pages, and are 

 illustrated by one line block and one half-tone plate, and 

 contain several valuable papers in addition to the usual 

 record of exhibits. 



Although the war has deprived the meetings of the presence 

 of almost all our younger Fellows, except when home on 

 leave, the attendance has been well maintained by the older 

 Fellows in spite of darkened streets and irregular train service. 



The Treasurer reports as follows : — 



The item of £434 14s. under the heading of " Subscriptions 

 for 1916 " shows a falling off of £40 19s. compared with the 

 previous year. 



The sale of Transactions, which amounts to £163 4s., is 

 £24 9s. 8d. in excess of the year 1915. 



The recovery of £11 17s. 3d. for income tax for three 

 years, deducted from the dividends on our investments, is 

 satisfactory. 



Comparing our liabilities of £294 with our balance of 

 £237 14s. del. shows a deficit of £56 5s. 3d. This sum, however, 

 is covered by arrears of Subscriptions which, after careful 

 analysis, may be considered good. The value of our Securities 

 shows a further depreciation of £83 lis. Id. 



A. Hugh Jones, 

 Treasurer. 



The Librarian reports as follows : — 



Three hundred and nineteen Volumes have been issued 

 from the Library for home reading, and twenty-two Volumes 

 and a large supply of Separata have been added to the Library. 



The Library has been used very largely for purposes of 

 reference. As was the case last year, very few foreign 

 magazines are coming to hand. 



A munificent donation of numerous illustrated books to 



