



SCIENCE. 



[N. S. Vol. XXII. No. 551. 



In view of the new relations entered into 

 between the three national engineering so- 

 cieties, which are to occupy jointly the 

 Union Engineering Building, and as the 

 societies have now roughly about the same 

 membership, it would appear to be desirable 

 to have membership dues as nearly on a 

 uniform basis as practicable. 



It would appear that the entrance fees 

 cf our institute might be revised without 

 disadvantage, increasing the entrance fees 

 for associate to at least $10 and a payment 

 of an additional $15 on transfer, a total of 

 $25 for full membership. An increase in 

 annual dues also is not at all improbable in 

 the near future, and they might with ad- 

 vantage be increased to $15 for resident 

 associates (within fifty miles of New York) 

 and to $25 for resident members; this in- 

 crease for resident membership would seem 

 to be warranted by the greater advantages 

 enjoyed by the membership residing in or 

 near New York, more especially after the 

 occupancy of the Union Engineering Build- 



EECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS PEE YEAR PER 

 MEMBER. 



year in the four societies. These figures 

 are presented purely as a matter of general 

 interest and not at all of invidious com- 

 parison ; the table of receipts and disburse- 

 ments per member is subdivided under ap- 

 propriate heads as accurately as they can 

 be compiled. 



It should be borne in mind that no de- 

 ductions of value can be drawn from a 

 mere comparison of these figures alone; 

 take the cost of the transactions, for in- 

 stance, in order to make a comparison of 

 the relative economy with which this item 

 is handled in the several cases, it would be 

 necessary to know in each instance the 

 number of pages, number of cuts, number 

 of advance copies distributed at meetings 

 or in monthly advance publications in ad- 

 dition to the regular annual volumes. The 

 figures, therefore, represent the amounts 

 which are being spent on the several items, 

 rather than a comparison of their economic 

 handling; it would be fallacious to assume 

 that the figures necessarily represent the 

 comparative economy mth which the socie- 

 ties conduct the items in the table. 



AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS. 



RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS PER YEAR 



PER MEMBER. 



During each fiscal year for the past five years. 



Let us now consider the annual receipts 

 and disbursements per paying member per 



