370 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. 



REPORT, JULY, 1875 



Your Committee have to report to the annual Meeting as fol- 

 lows on the progress of the Society during the past year. 



The numbers of the Society have remained about stationary. 



The Museum has continued to be visited, as usual, by large 

 numbers of strangers, the receipts for admission being much the 

 same in amount, viz., £133 lis. lid. 



The only addition of any importance which has been made to 

 the Society's collections is a valuable collection of Possils, 

 brought together by Mr. J". Dew Smith, of Trinity College, 

 Cambridge, and presented by him at the instance of Mr. H. B. 

 Brady ; also a series of Mammalian remains from the phosphate 

 deposits of Prance, presented by Messrs. Spence and Irwin. 



The last remaining space for cabinets is at present being filled 

 in with drawers by Mr. Moor, under the direction of Mr. 

 Hancock. 



The balance-sheet presented herewith shews only a very slight 

 decrease on last year as to balance in hand, £238 against £245. 



In consequence of the resignation of Messrs. Marreco and H. 

 Bowman, the Committee propose Capt. Andrew Noble and ¥m. 

 Dinning as Honorary Secretaries. 



The following gentlemen have also resigned the post of Hon- 

 orary Curators, namely, 



D. P. Morison, G. S. Brady, H. B. Brady, H. Bowman, A. F. 

 Marreco, and Gr. A. Lebour. 



