REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. CXXV 



Council tu Members of the Association and various learned Societies, 

 with a covering letter inviting them to present to the Library any books 

 which they might be in a position to offer. By this means a large 

 collection of books, journals, and reprints has been presented to the 

 Library. 



IX. The Council have authorised Section B (Chemistry) to form a 

 Sub-Section for Agriculture for the Sheffield Meeting, with a 

 Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Secretariat to deal with its transactions. 



X. The Council have received reports from the General Treasurer 

 during the past year. His Accounts from July 1, 1909, to June 30 

 1910, have been audited and are presented to the General Committee. 



XL In accordance with the Kegulations, the retiring Members of 

 the Council are: — 



(i) Retiring by seniority: Sir E. Brabrook; Dr. A. Smith Wood- 

 ward. 



(ii) Retiring by least attendance: Mr. D. G. Hogarth; the Earl of 

 Berkeley ; Sir J. Wolfe-Barry, . 



the Council having by a unanimous vote reversed the usual order of 

 three members retiring by seniority and two by least attendance. 



The Council nominated the following new members : — 



Dr. A. C. Haddon, 

 Dr. J. E. Marr, 

 Sir W. H. White, 



leaving two vacancies to be filled up by the General Committee without 

 nomination by the Council. 



XII. The General Officers have been nominated by the Council for 

 reappointment. 



XIII. Dr. 0. T. Olsen has been admitted a member of the General 

 Committee. 



%* With reference to Sectidl V. of the above Report, the General Committee 

 rejected the proposals to change the title of Section A and to combine the subjects 

 of Geology and Geography in one Section of two departments, and referred Mie 

 question of a permanent Sub-Section of Agriculture back to the Council. 



