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tent of the collection, occupied a considerable portion of the Cura- 
tor’s time and labour. 
Your Committee have to report that there are now no more va- 
cant drawers in the Museum, and recommend that no time be lost 
in procuring 4 new sets of drawers, to be placed in the Lower Mu- 
seum. 
In conclusion, your Committee cannot sufficiently express their 
regret that the state of Mr. Wood’s health has compelled him to 
tender his resignation, as both his industry, scientific acquirements, 
and liberality as a donor, have so materially promoted, during the 
short period which he has devoted to our service, the value and ge- 
neral usefulness of our Museum. 
In regard to the Library, the Committee have only to express 
their satisfaction at the mode in which the several objects are ar- 
ranged and catalogued, so as to fulfil, as far as is attainable, the de- 
sire which has ever been felt to render all the collections of the So- 
ciety easy of access, and available to the use of the several members, 
and the furtherance of Geological Science. 
CHARLES LYELL. 
RODERICK IMPEY MURCHISON. 
GEORGE BELLAS GREENOUGH. 
Comparative Statement of the Number of the Society at the close of 
the years 1837 and 1838. 
3lst Dec. 1837. 31st Dec. 1838. 
Fellows having compounded ...... BOSE ote. 3 Meda 106 
=a Contributing (Test Hi ae) io nate ate ate) ieee cts 
—~ Non-resident ............ SOO ahi lela ceuae 393 
731 742 
Elionorary:, Members 2: oye See ris ael ccekokoet el eae 37 
Foreign: Members)” <:,.5... 2 ae ee DelRerschslckut erat sts 49 
Personages of Royal Blood........ SO Tebie aie Haid OS Sy 3 
828 831 
Number of Fellows, Compounders, Contributors, and 73] 
Non-residents, 31st Dec. 1837 .............- 
Add Fellows elected and paid during 1838 ...... 31 
762 
Deduct wWeccased’!C) eh Ne atisevr a1 pe 16 
restored) LG ut pile a oe |asne cao 4 
20 
Total number of Compounders, Contributors and 789 49 
Non-residents, 3lst Dec. 1839 
* The numbers in this column differ from those given in nike return for 
1838, in consequence of the corrections mentioned in 1 the preceding report. 
