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Of those taken at the lighthouses and coast stations, 

 abstracts for 1872 have been prepared and will 

 shortly be in the hands of the printer. 



As will be seen by the list appended, many 

 valuable presentations of books have been received 

 from various scientific institutions at home and 

 abroad. To the Trustees of the British Museum 

 the Society is specially indebted for a very large 

 number of valuable works on Natural History. 

 America has been a most liberal contributor to 

 the library by presentations from the Surgeon 

 General's office, the United States Naval Observa- 

 tory, the Coast Survey office, the Smithsonian 

 Institution, &c., &c. 



The thanks of the Society are due to Messrs. 

 W. Crosby & Co., Messrs. Macfarlane Bros., 

 Messrs. Belbin & Dowdell, Mr. H. B. Evans, &c., 

 for the carriage, free of cost, to England and 

 various Colonial ports, of packages of specimens, 

 publications, &c. 



Thanks are also due to Messrs. Walch & Sons 

 for the distribution, without charge, of the 

 Society's ^^ Papers and Proceedings " to country 

 members. 



Four corresponding, and thirteen ordinary 

 members (of which number two are ladies) have 

 been elected during the year. 



COUNCIL. 



No vacancy has occurred during the year. The 

 list of retiring members has, as usual, been posted 

 in the library for the last fortnight. 



FINANCE. 



The income from all sources was as follows : — 

 Government grant in aid of Museum, £200 ; ditto 

 of gardens, £400 ; subscriptions, £154 10s. ; from 



