3458 The Zoologist— March, 1873. 



The Treasurer's accounts for 187^ were read in abstract by Mr. Stainton, 

 one of the Auditors, and showed a balance of £160 12s. Id. in favour of 

 the Society. 



The Secretary read the Report of the Council for 1872. 



The following gentlemen were elected Members of Council for 1873: — 

 Messrs. H. W. Bates, Butler, Grut, M'Lachlan, Miiller, S. S. Saunders, 

 F. Smith, Stainton, Stevens, Verrall, C. 0. Waterhouse, Weir and Westwood. 



The following officers for 1873 were subsequently elected : — President, 

 Prof. Westwood ; Treasurer, Mr. E. M'Lachlan ; Secretaries, Messrs. F. 

 Grut and G. H. Verrall. Librarian, Mr. E. W. Janson. 



The President read his Address. 



Mr. Dunning proposed, and Mr. Weir seconded, a vote of thanks to the 

 officers for the past year ; this was carried unanimously, and Prof. Westwood 

 and Mr. Stevens returned thanks. 



Mr. Pascoe proposed, and Mr. Stainton seconded, a vote of thanks to 

 Mr. Dunning for his donation of £50 to the Society's funds; this also was 

 carried uuauimously. — R. M'L. 



February 3, 1873. — H. W. Bates, Esq., Vice-President, in the chair. 



Donations to the Lilrary. 



The following donations were announced, and thanks voted to the 

 donors : — ' Proceedings of the Royal Society,' vol. .\.\i., no. 140 ; presented 

 by the Society. ' Bulletin de la Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de 

 Moscou,' 1872, no. 2 ; by the Society. ' Berliner Entomologische 

 Zeitschrift,' t. xvi., 2 — 4 ; by the Soeiety. ' Memoires de la Societe de 

 Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Geneve,' t. xxi., 2e partie ; by the 

 Society. ' L'Abeille,' tome ix., livr. 1 and 2 ; by the Editor. ' The 

 Entomologist's Monthly Magazine,' for February; by the Editors. 

 Newman's ' Entomologist,' for February ; by the Editor. ' The Zoologist,' for 

 February ; by the Editor. ' The Canadian Entomologist,' vol. iv., no. 12 ; 

 by the Editor. ' Notes on the Species of Saturnidae, or ocellated Silkworm 

 Moths, in the collection of the Royal Dublin Society,' by W. F. Kirby ; by 

 the Author. ' Un mot sur le mode d'adherence des males de Dytiscides 

 aux femelles pendant I'acte de I'accouplemeut,' par Felix Plateau ; by the 

 Author. ' Excursions Lepidopterologiques aux Hautes-Fauges pendant 

 I'ete de 1872,' par MM. Ch. Douckier et L. Quaedvlieg; by the Authors. 



Election of Member. 

 William Cole, Esq., of 10, Aberdeen Terrace, the Downs, Clapton, was 

 balloted for, and elected a Member of the Society. 



