36 Proceedings, &c. t for 1873. 



" Your council is gratified at being enabled to submit a more 

 satisfactory statement of account than has been possible for some 

 years past. The sum shown as received for subscriptions is larger 

 than for late years, and more than double the amount of the 

 arrears for which the last council took credit as ways and means has 

 been paid up. Xearly I' 60 also was received for new subscriptions 

 and entrance fees, instead of ±'36 15s. as estimated. The estimate 

 of ways and means for 1873 has been framed upon the same 

 cautious principles. The subscriptions are estimated at less than 

 the amount that may reasonably be expected, and £48 6s. due for 

 past years has been left out of the account. Five debentures have 

 been paid off during 1872, and the estimate of expenditure for 

 1873 contains a suggestion for the payment of a larger number (60). 

 Your council believes itself justified in reckoning upon the annual 

 renewal of the State grant already mentioned as received, and has 

 therefore included a sum of <£200, which it would suggest should be 

 solicited. Your council may add that, since the construction of the 

 balance-sheet, £73 17s. has been paid to the printers, and another 

 trifling liability has been discharged : while £18 lis. 4d. has been 

 received on account of subscriptions and rent of the hall. This 

 reduces the actual balance to the credit of the Society to £ 1 47 

 18s. 7d. Twelve new members have been elected during the year." 



On the motion of Mr. A. K. Smith, seconded by Mr. E. Howitt, 

 the report and balance-sheet were adopted. 



Election of Office-bearers. 



The following office-bearers were elected without opposition : — 

 President, Mr. R. L. J. Ellery ; treasurer, Mr. R. Willan ; secretary, 

 Mr. H. K. Rusden ; librarian, Dr. Neild. A ballot was taken for 

 the remaining office-bearers, with the following result : — Vice- 

 presidents, Professor Wilson and Mr. A. K. Smith \ members of 

 Council, Messrs J. Flannagan, S. W. M 'Go wan, F. Poolman, E. 

 Howitt, J. Marshall, J. T. Rudall, and E. J. White. 



It was announced that a vacancy in the council had been created 

 by the resignation of Baron von Mueller. 



Report of the Honorary Librarian. 



The following report was read : — I have the honour to report that 

 during the past year there have been received the following volumes 

 and numbers of publications by the Royal Society : — 151 English, 

 48 colonial (Australian, including N.Z.), 20 Indian, 18 American, 

 101 German, 31 French, 4 Italian, 2 Russian, 7 Swedish, 3 Dutch ; 

 total, 3S5. These represent about 60 separate publications. In 

 nearly all the serial publications there are breaks of greater or less 

 extent, whether from neglect on the part of the various scientific 

 bodies, or from defect in the postal arrangements, I am unable to 



