﻿100 



plimentary ticket. Several of our country members having 

 expressed a wish that the Exhibition should be open during 

 the early part of the second day, it was decided to open be- 

 tween the hours of 2 and 4 in the afternoon. The attend- 

 ance was not so large as might have been expected, but the 

 opportunity offered by the comparatively clear state of the 

 rooms for careful examination of the exhibits, which was 

 freely taken advantage of by all who were present, confirms 

 the Council in their opinion that an afternoon view was 

 desirable. During the time the Exhibition was open it was 

 visited by about 2,200 visitors. 



The management of the '' Bridge House " in June last 

 having given the Society six months' notice to leave, the 

 Council, through the assistance of the President, have come 

 to an arrangement with the Company in whose rooms the 

 Society now meet, for a yearly tenancy at an annual rental of 

 ^25. This amount is considerably in excess of that pre- 

 viously paid, but is fully compensated by the increased 

 accommodation and convenience, one of the principal advan- 

 tages being that the Library is now available for the use of 

 members from 7 p.m. The Council trust therefore that 

 members will use their influence to increase the membership, 

 and thus enable the Council to meet the additional expendi- 

 ture without in any way interfering with the other work of 

 the Society. 



H. W. BARKER, 



Hon. Sec. 



