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TREASURER'S REPORT. 



The Statement of Accounts for the year 191 1 will be found printed on page 341 

 oi t\ic Journal {ox the month of July, 1912, from which it will be noticed that there 

 was a balance brought forward of some ^33 odd. 



Interim Statement of Income and Expenditure, 



From January 1st to September 30th, 1912. 

 Receipts. ' Expenditure. 



£ s. d. 

 Cost of Printing yi3/'/;-«a/ for 



October, 1911... .. 12 16 4 



Cost of Printing yb/^;7ia/ for 



January, 1912... 

 Reprints 

 Stationery ... 

 Bookcases ... 



Library Expenses (Binding) 

 Secretary's Expenses 

 Recorder's, 1911 ... 

 Cash in hand 



;^III 7 10 



Liabilities for outstanding Accounts amount to £$2. 



It is much to be regretted that there is still a number of members in arrears 

 with their subscriptions, and it is hoped that, for the sake of their own credit, such 

 a condition of affairs will not continue any longer. 



LIBRARIAN'S REPORT. 



The most noteworthy addition to the Society's Library this year has been the 

 large and valuable collection of conchological works from the library of the late 

 Rev. Dr. Boog Watson, presented to the Society by his widow. 



For this exceedingly generous gift a special letter of thanks was sent by the 

 Council to Mrs. Boog Watson, on November 22nd, 1911 {s&q /onrnal 0/ Co7jc/iolog)', 

 vol 13, p. 314). 



As many of the works in this collection are very valuable and rare, it was decided 

 by the Council that these should be specially marked as being "available for refe- 

 rence only " in the rooms of the headquarters of the Society. 



The Society also sanctioned the construction of a special bookcase to house the 

 books, as well as outside assistance in the preparation of a card catalogue. Both 

 these have now been carried out, and it is hoped that the printing of the catalogue 

 may be undertaken at an early date. 



This catalogue will be supplementary to that published by the Society in October, 

 1907, and will include all additions to the Library since that date. 



Not counting the " Boog Watson" additions, some 350 contributions have been 

 received since the printing of the above catalogue, the principal donors being Drs. 

 W. H. Dall, H. Strebel, P. Bartsch, H. A. Pilsbry, Lt.-Col. H. H. Godwin- 

 Austen, Messrs. J. W. Taylor, H. H. Bloomer, A. S. Kennard, B. B. Woodward, 

 R. Welch, A. W. Stelfox, T. Sheppaid, and the Trustees of the British Museum 

 (Natural History). 



