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without taking into account the value of the Society’s col- 
lection of living animals, which cannot be estimated at less 
than £26,000. 
The Liabilities at the same period were esti- 
mriabenliati: |e ace inétees BRP be Sw a ER ee 
Leaving a Balance in favour of the Society of £8,871 16 6 
II. OFFICE, 11 Hanover Square. 
1. PUBLICATIONS. 
The Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the So- 
ciety, both with and without Illustrations, have been regu- 
larly issued since the last Anniversary. The publication 
of the last part for 1864 has been somewhat delayed by 
the unusual length to which several of the papers com- 
municated during the autumn session of last year extended. 
It is now, however, ready for delivery, and renders the 
volume for that year complete. 
The fourth part of the fifth volume of the Society’s 
Transactions, which has likewise been recently issued, con- 
tains the following papers :— 
“ Contributions to the Natural History of the Anthro- 
poid Apes. No. VIII. On the External Characters of the 
Gorilla (Troglodytes gorilla, Sav.).” By Professor Owen, 
F.RS., F.Z.8., &c. 
“On the Placental Structures of the Tenrec (Centetes 
ecaudatus), and those of certain other Mammalia; with 
Remarks on the Value of the Placental System of Classi- 
fication.”” By Professor Rolleston, F.R.S., F.Z.S., &c. 
“ Description of the Skeleton of the Great Auk, or Gare 
Fowl (Alcea impennis, L.).” By Professor Owen, F.R.S., 
F.Z.8., &c. 
With the fifth part of this volume, which is now in the 
press, the Council, in conformity with the recommendation 
of the Committee of Publication, propose to complete the 
fifth volume of the Society’s Transactions, proposing to 
introduce several slight alterations and modifications in 
the form of the type in a new volume, without in any way 
interrupting the continuity of the series. 
2. LIBRARY. 
The sum of £403 8s., devoted to expenses connected 
with the. Society’s Library durimg the past year, was 
