REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 1911 



THE present report marks the completion of the fortieth year 

 of the Society's history ; and it is satisfactory to know that, 

 in spite of serious losses through death, the membership 

 shows a slight increase over the previous year. The members 

 whose decease we deplore are Messrs. E. G. Broome, Albert 

 Harrison, G. C. Hodgson, and G. H. Verrall. In addition, three 

 .members have resigned and one member has been omitted from the 

 roll in accordance with Bye-law 10, 2. On the other side of the 

 account we have elected twenty-one new members, a number which 

 is a considerable advance upon the additions in recent years, and 

 brings our present total up to 172. This number is made up as 

 follows : — ■ 



Honorary Members ... ... ... 2 



Life Members ... ... ... 7 



Country Members ... ... ... 30 



Ordinary Members ... ... ... 133 



172 



The Balance Sheet, duly audited, is printed on page x, xi. Owing 

 to the largely increased cost of production for the Procefilini/s for 

 some years past, and the difficulty of reducing cost without impairing 

 the value of that publication, your Council thought fit to call a 

 Special General Meeting on December 14th, in order to elicit the 

 opinion of the members as to the desirability of increasing the 

 annual subscription from 7s. 6d. to 10s., and the Life Composition 

 from live guineas to six guineas. Although there was an unusually 

 large attendance of members at this " Special Meeting," there was 

 an unanimous vote in favour of the Council's proposal. It was 

 decided that in Bye-Law 8, Chap. 1, 10s. should be substituted for 

 7s. 6d. as the Annual Subscription ; and that in Bye-Law 8, Chap. 

 6, SIX guineas be substituted for five guineas, as the Composition 

 for Life- Membership. 



The Meetings have been well attended, especially in the autumn; 

 and the Recorder, Mr. A. W. Dennis, reports that there has been 

 an average attendance of over 34 at each of the twenty-two 

 meetings. 



