RECORDS. 457 



Fifty-one new members have been elected, nine have resigned, 

 and three have died, leaving a total of 330 on the Secretary's 

 list, a gain of 39 over last year. As stated above, the resident 

 membership of the Academy is now the largest in its history. 

 One Honorary Member has been elected and ten nominations 

 are pending. One Corresponding Member has been elected 

 and the nominations of fifteen are pending. Nineteen Resident 

 Members have been elected Fellows. 



In connection with the publications the Council has decided 

 that it is inadvisable to issue two octavo series and a quarto. 

 The Transactions will therefore be discontinued with Volume 

 XVI and will be merged into the Annals, beginning Volume 

 XI of the latter. While the same size of page will be pre- 

 served a new and more desirable font of type has been chosen. 

 The records of the meetings will be printed separately from the 

 scientific papers. The volumes will also run coincidently with 

 the calendar years. 



The by-laws have been amended so as to abolish the fee 

 for election as Fellow. And so as to limit the number of Fel- 

 lows to one hundred. 



The public reception of the Academy in March last passed off 

 most successfully and the exhibition has now become an annual 

 event, anticipated both within and without the Academy. 



The Academy extended to Sir Archibald Geikie in May last 

 a reception which proved a very enjoyable occasion ; and in 

 October offered its hospitalities to Dr. Albrecht Penck. 



Respectfully submitted, 

 J. F. Kemp, 



Recording Secretary. 



Annual Report of the Treasurer. 



Receipts. 



Balance on hand as per last Annual Report $394.89 



Contribution to Audubon Fund 100.00 



Income of Audubon Fund 89.86 



