250 REPORT OP THE COMMITTEE. 



whom the beautiful and naturally-mounted specimens have been 

 of great service and have supplied subjects of much value, proof 

 of which could not fail to be observed in the numerous drawings 

 and designs which attracted so much attention at the Annual 

 Exhibition of their work. In order to afford additional facilities 

 to those Students wishing to work in the Museum, a regulation 

 has been adopted by the Committee by which Students of the 

 College who wish to have the privilege of using the Museum 

 collections are required to sign their names in a book on enter- 

 ing the Museum. 



The net increase of members during the year has been small, 

 and the receipts from subscribers less than in former years, 

 leaving more subscriptions unpaid at the present time. 



Hancock Prize Fund. — It was mentioned in last Report that 

 the subscriptions to this Fund had been invested in the name of 

 the Trustees of the Society in Newcastle Gas Stock. The cost 

 of £70 Stock amounted to £164 : 5 : 0, and the balance of the 

 subscriptions was ordered to be deposited in Post Office Savings 

 iBank. This balance, with interest on Stock, now amounts to 

 £12 : 16 : 0, available, after deduction of advertisement ex- 

 penses, for award in prizes, if Essays of sufficient merit are sent 

 in on or before July 31st next. 



Associates. — At the Committee Meeting in March a letter was 

 read from a deputation of young men who wished to become 

 connected with the I^atural History Society as Associate Mem- 

 bers. After a long and careful consideration of the question and 

 an interview with the deputation, the Committee agreed to give 

 the matter their immediate attention, and a Sub-Committee was 

 appointed to consider and report on this question to the next 

 meeting of the Committee. . ' 



REPORT OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE. 



The Sub-Committee beg to report as follows : — 



1. The election of Associates (other than members of the Tyne- 



