1 Annual Report of the Council. 



The Society is indebted to Mr. Francis Jones for defraying 

 the expense of framing Dalton's pedigree, and to Mr. Francis 

 Nicholson for the cost of renovating Dalton's silver inkstand. 



A case has been provided for the Dalton Diagrams, and a 

 Memoir dealing with these is now on sale. 



During the meeting of the British Association in September, 

 an Exhibition of Apparatus, Portraits, Hooks, etc., of historical 

 interest was arranged in the Society's House and opened to 

 members of the Association on the afternoons of Wednesday, 

 Thursday and Friday, the 8th, 9th and 10th of September. 

 Members of Sections A and G. (Mathematical and Physical 

 Sciences, and Engineering) were invited on Wednesday : Members 

 of Section B (Chemistry) on Thursday ; and Members of Sections 

 C, D, H, I and K (Geology, Zoology, Anthropology, Physiology 

 and Botany) on Friday. A short account of the Society's House, 

 with a list of the exhibits was prepared and distributed to 

 the visitois. This is also published in the Proceedings. 



Mr. and Mrs. R. Kelly having resigned their posts as Care- 

 taker and Housekeeper to the Society, the Council have 

 appointed Mr. and Mrs. J. Bruce to fill these positions. 



The Committees appointed by the Council during the year 

 were as follows : — 



House and Finance. 



The President. Mr. Francis Nicholson. 



Mr. C L. Barnes; Mr. W. H. Todd. 



Mr, Francis Jones. Dr. H. G. A. Hickling. 

 Mr. R. L. Taylor. 



Editorial. 

 The President. Mr. Francis Nicholson. 



Mr. R. F. Gwyther. Mr. R. L. Taylor. 



Dr. H. G. A. Hickling. The Assistant Secretary 



