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REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 
Report of the Council for the year 1884-85, presented to the General 
Committee at Aberdeen, on Wednesday, September 9, 1885. 
‘Tun Council have received reports during the past year from the 
General Treasurer, and his accounts for the year will be laid before the 
General Committee this day. 
Since the Meeting at Montreal, the following have been elected 
Corresponding Members of the Association :— 
Bowditch, Prof. H. P. Kikuchi, Prof. Dairoku. 
Brush, Prof. G. J. Michelson, A. A. 
Gibbs, Prof. J. Willard. Newcomb, Prof. Simon. 
Gibbs, Prof. Wolcott. Powell, Major J. W. 
Greely, Lieut. A. W. Ray, Captain P. H. 
Jackson, Prof. C. Loring. Thurston, Prof. R. H. 
The Council have nominated Professor Struthers, M.D., LL.D., to 
‘be a Vice-President at the Meeting at Aberdeen. 
Soon after the commencement of the present year, Professor Bonney, 
the Secretary, informed the Council that a considerable increase in the 
endowment of his Professorship at University College would demand 
+hat in future a larger share of his time should be devoted to teaching. 
As unfortunately the state of his health for some months past had pointed 
+o the need of diminishing rather than increasing his work, he regretted 
that he would be unable to offer himself for re-election at the present 
Meeting. The Council received this announcement with very great 
regret. Professor Bonney not only brought to the office of Secretary a 
leading scientific position, but also combined with this advantage great 
energy, zeal, and discretion. It was largely due to his powers of organi- 
‘sation and tact that the exceptional and grave difficulties which attended 
the holding of last year’s Meeting at Montreal were surmounted, and it 
was brought to a successfulissue. The Council have nominated Mr. A. T. 
Atchison, M.A., who for some years past has rendered most efficient 
assistance as one of the Secretaries of Section G, to the office of Secretary, 
vacated by Professor Bonney. 
During the present year the Council have considered the stipend 
paid to Mr. Stewardson, the Clerk of the Association, and the amount 
assigned to the General Treasurer to enable him to obtain such assistance 
as may be requisite. Mr. Stewardson was engaged in the year 1873 at a 
salary of 120/., which was subsequently augmented to130/. The Council 
now recommend that for the present year it be raised to 135/., and be 
subsequently increased (subject to the usual conditions) by a sum of 51. at 
the end of each three years till a maximum of 1601. be reached ; also that 
the yearly sum assigned to the General Treasurer be increased from 501. 
to 601. 
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