1881.] 



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The Treasurer's report was read and referred to the Finance 

 Committee. 



Pending nominations Nos. 935 and 946 to 950 inclusive were 

 read. 



Proceedings of the Officers and Council submitted at the 

 last meeting, were made special order for next meeting ; and 

 to be placed on the notice cards. 



On motion of Mr. Price, it was moved that $20,000 addi- 

 tional insurance be placed on the Library. Carried. 



And the meeting was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting^ December 16^ 1881. 



Present, 16 members. 

 President, Mr. Pkaley, in the chair. 



A letter accepting membership was received from Mr. A. 

 Eenard, Conservateur du Musee Eojal d'Histoire Naturelle de 

 Belgique, Bruxelle, dated Vienna, Nov. 19, 1881. 



Letters of acknowledgment were received from the Eojal 

 Society of Edinburgh, Nov. 15, 1881 (Proc. 107, 108 ; Trans. 

 XV, 3) ; and the Society of Antiquaries, London, Dec. 1, 1881 

 (107, 108 ; XV, 3). 



Letters 'of envoy were received from the Physical Central 

 Observatory, St. Petersburg, Oct., 1881 ; Musee Guimet, Lyon, 

 Nov. 17, 1881 ; Dr. G. M. Gibson, 1 Eandolph Cliff; Edin- 

 burgh, Nov., 1881 ; Mr. Edward Coles, 205 S. 6th Street, 

 Philadelphia, Nov. 23, 1881, and the Department of the In- 

 terior, Washington, Dec. 12, 1881. 



A postal card requesting volumes of Transactions published 

 since Volume XII, was received from the University of To- 

 ronto, dated Dec. 8, 1881. Eeferred to the Secretaries. 



A letter from Mr. B. V. Marsh was read, dated Dec. 9, 1881, 

 tcnderinof his resio;nation as Trustee of the Building Fund. The 



