34 HEPOllT or THE COMMITTEE. 



NATUEAL HISTORY SOCIETY 



NORTHUMBERLAND, DURHAM, AND NEWCASTLE- 

 UPON-TYNE. 



ANNUAL MEETING, 26th SEPT., 1894. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE, 1893-1894. 



The Committee regret to report a serious decrease in the mem- 

 bership of the Society during the past year. Sixteen members 

 have died and eighteen have resigned their membership, against 

 which only six new members have been elected. About 20,640 

 persons have paid for admission to the Museum during the past 

 financial year, being a decrease of about 1,600 as compared 

 with the previous year, which (as the attendance at holiday 

 times was much better than in 1893) indicates a continued 

 diminution in the general attendance of the public at the 

 Museum. The Committee can suggest no reason for this dimi- 

 nution in the attendance, but the subject will receive their 

 careful consideration. 



As will be seen from the Hon. Treasurer's Account the de- 

 crease in subscriptions and admission fees has been more than 

 met by the interest on Mr. Coppin's legacy (which now appears 

 for the first time in the Accounts) and by a diminution in the 

 working expenses of the Museum of about £100. The Com- 

 mittee have also carried the balance of the Maintenance Eund 

 (£45 : 19 : 2) to the General Account. 



The use of the Museum building has been granted during the 

 past year to the Local Committees for the reception of the British 

 Medical Association and the British Dental Association. 



