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The Secretary submitted the Annual Report by the Council, as follows: 
REPORT OF COUNCIL, 1893-94. 
The Council beg to submit the following Report upon the state of the 
Society. 
I.—MEMBERSHIP. 
During the past Session the number of Fellows admitted was twenty-one, 
being one Honorary and twenty Ordinary Fellows, against which have to be 
placed six resignations, and the deaths of one Honorary, one Corresponding, 
and eight Ordinary Fellows. The name of an Ordinary Fellow who was three 
Sessions in arrear with his subscriptions, and whose address was unknown, 
was removed from the roll, At the close of the Session the number of 
Fellows was— 
239 Ordinary Fellows, 
16 Honorary Fellows, 
18 Corresponding Fellows, 
Total 273 Fellows. 
An increase of five over the number on the Roll for the previous Session. 
II.—Accounts. — 
An Abstract of the Treasurer’s Accounts, in printed form, has been 
distributed with the Billet calling this meeting. These Accounts have been 
audited by Messrs R. C. Millar and Richard Brown. 
III.—ComMMUNICATIONS. 
The number of Communications read before the Society during the past 
Session was twenty-one, of which eighteen, in addition to a paper received 
too late to be included in the former part, have appeared in Part II. 
Vol. XII. of the Proceedings already issued to Fellows not in arrear. Besides 
these Communications, objects of scientific interest were exhibited on 
two occasions. 
IV.—ConcLvsion. 
In conclusion, the Council would earnestly impress upon Members the 
necessity of introducing as Fellows of the Society, gentlemen who are likely 
to promote its interests in any way, especially by the contribution of papers 
calculated to add to the value and interest of its Proceedings. 
For the Council, 
JOHN GUNN, Secretary. 
The Librarian submitted the following Report upon the Library: 
HON. LIBRARIAN’S REPORT, 1894. 
The Librarian reports the safety of the Society’s Library, the continuance 
of the former exchanges, and the addition of two or three to the list. The 
money granted by the Council for binding has been expended to good 
purpose, but more is urgently needed. The Librarian begs to call attention 
to the disorderly over-crowding of the books, and hopes that steps will be 
taken to secure a new room. J. ARTHUR THOMSON, 
