ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 



February 18th, 1898. 

 Dr. Hen-et Hicks, P.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



Eeport of the Council por 1897. 



The upward tendency in the number of Fellows and the uninter- 

 rupted financial prosperity of the Society, which formed a subject of 

 congratulation in last year's Eeport, have been steadily maintained 

 during the twelvemonth under review. 



In 1897 the number of Fellows elected into the Societv was 59, 

 of whom 41 paid their Admission Fees before the end of the year. 

 Fees were also received during the past twelvemonth from 13 

 Fellows, who had been elected in 1896, the total accession of new 

 Fellows in 1897 being therefore 54. 



On the other hand, there was a total loss of 51 Fellows during the 

 past year — 31 by death, 10 by resignation, and 10 removed from 

 the List because of non-payment of their Annual Contributions. 



From the foregoing figures it will be seen that the actual 

 increase in the number of Fellows is 3. 



Of the 31 Fellows deceased 11 had compounded for their Annual 

 Contributions, 13 were Contributing Fellows, and 7 were Non- 

 Contributing Fellows. On the other hand, 3 FeUows during the 

 past year became Compounders. 



The total accession of Contributing Fellows is thus seen to be 

 51, and the total loss being 33 (10 -f- 10-1-13), the increase in the 

 number of Contributing Fellows is 18, as compared with an increase 

 of 13 in 1896. 



Turning now to the Lists of Foreign Members and Foreign 

 Correspondents, the Fellows may be reminded that at the end of 1896, 

 there were 3 vacancies in the List of Foreign Members and 1 in the 

 List of Foreign Correspondents. In 1897 two Foreign Members 

 and 4 Foreign Correspondents died. The vacancies thus left were 



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