124 



for the year, including those incurred for the improvements, it ap- 

 pears that there has been an excess of expenditure over the receipts 

 of 133^. 16s. 8d. ; but as of this sum 113/. 145. 3d. was for debts in- 

 curred in the previous year, 



£. s. d. 

 the actual excess of the expenditure for 1834< over the 1 on 9 k 

 receipts is only J 



to which is to be added the amount of debts out-\ 

 standing on the 31st December last j 



257 18 2 



making the excess of the Society's liabilities at the"! ^^^ ^ - 

 close of last year / ^'^ " ' 



By the failure of Mr. Richter, who, for a short time, was the pub- 

 lisher of the Society's Transactions, a trifling loss maybe sustained. 

 The whole amount of his debt, however, does not exceed 25/., part 

 of which may be recovered. 



The estimates for the ensuing year will show that the expected 

 income will about meet the probable expenditure, including a provi- 

 sion for the publication of the volume of the Transactions now in 

 preparation, and for the payment of all outstanding debts; and this 

 without taking credit in the estimates for such sums as may be re- 

 ceived under the head of Compositions, which the Council trust they 

 may be able to continue to invest in Government Securities, with 

 the exception always of such sums as from time to time may be 

 required to appropriate to the special object of carrying on the pub- 

 lications of the Society, in which a certain portion of capital must 

 necessarily be at all times invested. 



On the subject of publications, the Council have to announce 

 that the Supplement to the Third Volume of the Transactions will 

 appear at the same time as the first part of the Fourth Volume ; and 

 the Council have taken such measures as they trust will prevent the 

 recurrence of delay in the publication in future. 



In pursuance of a resolution of the Council of the 20th of January 

 1 835, the Wollaston Medal, with the balance on one year's dividends, 

 has been awarded to Gideon Mantell, Esq., for his various publica- 

 tions and long-continued labours on the comparative anatomy of 

 fossils, especially for the discovery of two new genera of fossil rep- 

 tiles, the Iguanodon and the Hylaeosaurus. 



It is with extreme regret that the Council announce that Dr. Tur- 

 ner has found himself obliged, in consequence of ill health, to resign 

 the office of Secretary ; and they cannot omit this opportunity of 

 stating how fully entitled that gentleman is to the grateful acknow- 

 ledgements of the Society for the zeal and ability with which he has 

 at all times discharged the duties of his office. 



REPORT of the Committee appointed to examine and report on 

 the state of the Museums and Library. 



4th February, 1835. 

 Museum. — The completion of the new arrangement made in the 

 apartments of the Society, in consequence of the grant of additional 



