REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, 1907. 



THE Council of the South London Entomological and 

 Natural History Society, in presenting the Thirty- 

 sixth Annual Report, congratulates the members on 

 the maintenance of the satisfactory condition now reported 

 for several years past. 



During the year seven new Members have been elected, 

 while eleven names have been taken from the list. Of these, 

 four have been resignations, and seven names have been 

 deleted for non-payment of subscription. 



The Council point out with satisfaction that there have 

 been no losses through death in our ranks during the year. 



The membership thus stands as follows : 2 Honorary, 5 

 Life, 33 Country, and 126 Ordinary Members, making a 

 total of 166. 



As will be evident from the Treasurer's Report, the 

 Balance Sheet shows that the financial condition is also as 

 satisfactory as it has been during the last few years under 

 Mr. T. W. Hall's careful management. 



The meetings have, even in the middle of the holiday 

 season, been well attended, and Mr. Ashby, as Recorder, 

 reports that there has been an average of thirty-four Mem- 

 bers present at the twenty-three meetings held. At the 

 Special Exhibition meeting in November seventy - eight 

 Members and friends attended. 



The Council feel that the thanks of the Society are due to 

 the largely-increasing number of members who, without 

 solicitation, endeavour to interest their fellow members by 

 the exhibition of special series of the insects they have been 

 experimenting with, and by reading most interesting and 



