ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING. liii. 



REPORT OF THE Hox. SECRETARY, (The Rev. H. Pentin). 



The membership of the Club has increased considerably during the past 

 year; but there are still vacancies to be filled. The attendance at the 

 winter meetings has been abnormally large, and the three summer 

 meetings were well attended. The work of the Sectional Committees has 

 been retarded by the aftermath of the war. But on the whole the Club 

 has made a real forward movement during the year. 



MR. PENTIN drew attention to the 24 page Index of all the 

 41 volumes of the Proceedings which had been painstakingly 

 prepared by the Assistant Secretary. It would be bound up 

 with vol. XLI, which was just completed; and, in addition, 100 

 copies would be struck off, and be on sale at I/- each. This 

 would be appreciated by future members. 



CAPTAIN ACLAND, as Hon. Treasurer, presented his balance 

 sheet, wbich had been audited by Messrs. Edwards and 

 Edwards. The year began with a credit balance of 146, and 

 ended with a credit balance of 150. The accounts were 

 passed on the proposition of Capt. Elwes and the President. 



The PRESIDENT congratulated Capt. Acland on having done 

 so well under adverse circumstances. He mentioned that 

 there was a sum of 37 standing to the credit of the Mansel- 

 Pleydell and Cecil Medals Fund. 



The HON. EDITOR, Canon Fletcher, read the following 

 report. 



It is a matter of disappointment that the 41st volume of the Proceedings 

 of our Club has not been in the hands of our Members some months ago; 

 but Mr. Longman has prepared a specimen volume which he has given to 

 Mr. Pouncy in order that it may be exhibited to those who are present 

 to-day. The publication therefore will not be delayed much longer. The 

 delay has been due to the addition of what will be found a most useful 

 feature. An Index to the whole number of volumes which have been 

 issued since the formation of the Club. This has been the work of our 

 painstaking Assistant Secretary. 



But we are gradually getting nearer to the normal time of issue. And 

 it is to be hop'ed that after this year the annual volumes will be issued to 

 the members some time during the summer months which follow the 

 Annual Meeting in May. 



