484 TIMHERI. 
was the publishing of the Journal. He was quite sure 
the money was well spent, and if the Society was to con- 
tinue and do some good for future generations it was of 
much consequence that the publication should not be dis- 
continued. 
In reply to a question from the Revd. W. B. Ritchie, 
the President said that in the last nine years they had 
lost $2,798°51, being an average of $295'56 per annum. 
Mr, Quelch, as one of the former editors of the Journal, 
said that when he took it over in 1886, at the request of 
the Direétors, it was guaranteed that the loss to the 
Society should not be more than £100 per year, and he 
could say that it had never reached that amount since. 
Under Mr.im Thurn, himself, and the present editor, the 
Journal had been more appreciated outside than in 
the Colony. He could not say what was the reason 
for this, but he could affirm that it had given publicity 
to matters affeGting the Colony that would otherwise 
have only been printed in a newspaper or not at all. 
Timehri had raised the status of the Society and if less 
money had been received from its sales lately it still 
went to outside Societies by which he was sure it was 
_ highly valued. From these Societies a good number of 
publications were received in exchange, which might be 
seen upon the tables. It would be a pity to discontinue 
the Journal, but possibly the Directors might see some 
way of reducing the cost. They could not expeét it to 
pay directly, but he was convinced that it did so indirectly 
in kudos to the Society and the Colony. 
The President said the motion was to print the Pro- 
ceedings, not to continue Zimehri in its present form, 
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