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accounts for 1883 was read l)y Mr. J. Jenner Weir, one of the Auditors, 

 and the Report of the Council for 1883 bj the Secretary. During the year 

 the Society had elected seventeen new Members and one Subscriber; it had 

 lost four Members by death (Messrs. B. Cooke, W. A. Forbes, P. H, Harper, 

 and E. Shcppard), and three by resignation. To the regret of all ento- 

 mologists, two names which had long graced the list of Honorary Members 

 had to be erased — Professor P. C. Zeller, who was elected an Honorary 

 Member as long ago as 7th May, 1849, died suddenly at his residence near 

 Stettin on March 27th last, and Dr. John L. Leconte, elected an Honorary 

 Member on April 0th, 1863, ditd at Philadelphia on November 15th. To 

 fill the vacancies thus created, two names would be submitted at an early 

 meeting. The way in which the proposal was received that Prof. Westwood 

 should be made Honorary President for life formed a fitting celebration 

 of the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the Society. The ' Transac- 

 tions' for the year (e.vclusive of the ' Proceedings') form a volume of 448 

 pages, containing twenty-two memoirs contributed by eighteen authors; 

 they are illustrated with twenty-one plates, two of which are coloured. The 

 Library had been increased during the year by the usual serials and a few 

 other purcliases, and by many donations from members and others ; a 

 special vote of thanks had been accorded to the President for his munificent 

 gift of a complete set of the ' Annals and Magazine of Natural History' as 

 far as published, to vol. .xii. of the 5tli series ; in all ninety-two volumes. 



No Members having been proposed other than those recommended by 

 the Council, the following were declared to be the Members of Council for 

 1884 :— T. R. Billups, J. W. Dunning, E. A. Fitch, F. Grut, VV. F. Kirby, 

 G. Lewis, R. M'Lachlan, J.W. May, R. Meldola, F.P. Pascoe, E. Saunders, 

 Sir S. S. Saunders, J. W. Slater. 



The following officers were declared to be re-elected : — President, J. W. 

 Dunning, MA., F.L.S., &c. ; Treasurer, E. Saunders, F.L.S. ; Secretaries, 

 E A. Fitch. F.L.S., and W. F. Kirby; Librarian, F. Grut, F.L.S. 



The President then delivered an address, at the conclusion of which 

 Mr. H. T. Staintou proposed a cordial vote of thanks to Mr. Dunning for 

 his services as President during the year, and requested that he would 

 allow his address to be printed with the ' Proceedings.' The proposal was 

 seconded by the Rev. H. S. Gorham, and carried unanimously. 



Mr. R. M'Lachlan proposed a vote of thanks to the Secretaries, 

 Librarian, and Treasurer, which was seconded by Mr. J. W. Slater, and 

 carried unanimously. 



Messrs. Saunders, Fitch, and Grut made some remarks in acknow- 

 ledgment. — E. A. Fitch, Hon. Secretary. 



