2. That the utmost economy be observed in regulating the 

 expenditure already authorised, and that no additional expenses 

 lie incurred without the sanction of the Society. 



3. That any balance available out of the income of the cur- 

 rent year be expended on the binding of library set of annual 

 volumes for the last nine years, on the binding of other im- 

 portant publications now useless for the purposes of reference, 

 and on the purchase of recent works in various branches of 

 science, so far as may be found practicable. 



4. That Fellows be requested to use every effort to so far 

 increase the membership of the Society as to make it possible 

 to effect a general reduction in the rate of annual subscription 

 at the end of 1909. 



He moved that the recommendations of the Committee be 

 adopted. 



Mr. Bernard Shaw seconded the motion, which was agreed 

 to. 



Mr. R. M. Johnston said that the Fellows o'f the Society 

 were indebted to His Excellency the Governor for giving up 

 his time, which was so much taxed in every way, to attend 

 the meeting. He wished His Excellency and the Lady Edeline 

 Strickland and family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New 

 Year. 



His Excellency, in reply, said that it was alw^ays a great 

 pleasure to him to attend the meetings of the Society, and he 

 wished it continued prosperity and renewed vigour. 



