ANNUAL RErORT. 1 5 



Society, and or some time a co-editor of the founial, and more than once he filled 

 the Presidential chair. As an appreciative memoir of him has already appeared in 

 ovir pages, it is unnecessary to say more, but those who took part in the Annual 

 Meeting two years ago, will recall with pleasure tinged with melancholy the presence 

 among us for the last time of his genial personality. 



Among the ordinary members Mrs. J- Fitzgerald, Mr. R. C. Chaytor, and Mr. 

 J. C. Eccles have been lost by death, to the regret of their friends and colleagues. 



John Christopher Eccles, of Preston, and Ventnor (Isle o. Wight), passed 

 away on October 1 3th, in his 69th year, after a long and painful illness. Until 

 failing health compelled him to give up the pursuit he was a most ardent and 

 enthusiastic collector of British mollusca, and also a large collector of foreign 

 shells, especially land shells. He also did very good work in the fossil molluscan 

 fauna of the Isle of Wight. He was for many years associated with the Rev. J. 

 Shortt, B A , in the formation of the Free Public Museum in Preston, more 

 especially in the Geological and Natural History branches. 



Donations to the Cabinet have been received from Messrs. J. C. Dacie, Bartlet 

 Span, and A. G. Stubbs. Mr. C. H. Morris, of Lewes, has sent a considerable 

 collection of shells, part of which has been placed in the Society's cabinet, part 

 presented to the Manchester Museum, and the remainder distributed by Mr. Morris' 

 desire among the members of the Society. 



The Library continues to increase owing to the generosity of various Societies 

 and Academies, which send their publications in exchange for the /ournal. In 

 addition very acceptable gifts have been received from Miss E. J. Letson, the 

 Marchese di Monterosato, Professor Spiridion Brusina, Dr. W. H. Dall, Dr. H. 

 Strebel, Dr. A. S. Jensen, and Messrs. P. Bartsch, H. Fulton, G. K. Gude, A. 

 Leicester, G. B. Sowerby, and E. W. Swanton. 



A very welcome contribution towards the Illustration Fund has been received 

 from Sir Charles Eliot, K.C.M.G. 



The Council has much pleasure in reporting that the revision and completion 

 of the Library Catalogue, to which reference was made in the last report, has been 

 carried out by Mrs. J. Wilfrid Jackson {nee Standen) to whom the best thanks of 

 the Society are due for her zeal and devotion. It is hoped that the printing of the 

 Catalogue may be undertaken at an early date. 



Special Exhibits have been held at different meetings of Species of the section 

 C/^/i^nfo: of the genus Cochlostyla, white varieties of British Non-Marine Mollusca, 

 and the British species of Vertiginidce, and have excited considerable interest among 

 the members present. 



The Interim Balance Sheet of the Hon. Treasurer and the Report of the Hon. 

 Recorder are appended to this Report, and the Council feels justified in congratu- 

 lating the members on a year of harmonious and satisfactory work in furtherance Oi 

 the objects for which the Society exists. 



Treasurer's Report. 



The statement of Income and Expenditure for the year 1905 was presented 

 and adopted at the meeting held on February 14th, 1906, and is to be found 

 printed on page 316 of Volume 11, hence no good purpose will be saved by 

 repetition here, beyond the fact that there was a balance carried forward of 

 ;^io 5s. 5d. to the next year's account In bringing before you the interim 

 statement of accounts from January ist, 1906, to October 13th inclusive, the 

 Council is pleased to point out that the finances of the Society continue to be 

 found in a very satisfactory condition, there being in hand at the present moment 

 a cash balance of so.ne £z\, with outstanding liabilities of about ;^20. 



