The state of the Society during the past ten years, as 

 regards the number of its' Ordinary Members, is given in 

 the subjoined Table. 



Comparative Statement of Elections, Deaths, Resignations, and Removals 

 during the past Ten Years, with the nuiriber of Fellows at the end 



of each Year. 



It will be observed that the new Fellows elected or 

 readmitted in 1884 were 183, against 159 in 1883, and 

 that the total number of Fellows upon the roll of the 

 Society on the 31st of December last was consequently 

 larger than it has been since 1880. 



b. Honorary Members. 



The following gentlemen were elected Honorary Mem- 

 bers of the Society in 1884: — 



1. Lieut.-Gen. Sir Arthur Purves Phayre, G.C.M.G,, 



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2. Sir Henry Barkl'y, G.C.M.G., K.C.B. 



c. Foreign Members. 



The distinguished naturalist Professor Ludwig Riiti- 

 meyer, of Basle, was elected a Foreign Member last year, 

 to till up the vacancy caused by the death of Professor H. 

 Schlegel of Leyden. 



