REPORT OF THE NATURAL HISTORY J'OCIETY. 41o 



EEPORT FOE 1878. 

 In submitting their Annual Report your Committee beg to say, 

 that the new Eules adopted at the last Annual Meeting have 

 been found to work satisfactorily. 



In making the revision and necessary alterations, the Com- 

 mittee were much indebted to Mr. John Clayton and Mr. Thos. 

 Bell for the active part they took therein. 



The Trustees of the Society, having by death and resignation 

 been reduced below the requisite number, as specified in the 

 Rules, it became necessary to appoint new Trustees. 



At a General Meeting, convened for that purpose, held on the 

 4th day of June last, fourteen new Trustees were elected, viz. : 



The Earl of Ravensworth, 



Earl Percy, M.P., 



Sir M. W. Ridley, Bart., M.P., 



Sir W. G. Armstrong, C.B., F.R.S., 



Col. Joicey, 



Captain Koble, R.A., F.R.S., 



Rev. J. F. Bigge, 



I. Lowthian Bell, M.P., F.R.S., 



E. J. J. Browell, 



Korman C. Cookson, 



I^r. G. Clayton, 



Edward Joicey, 



Charles Mitchell, and 



Thomas Wilson, 

 who, with Mr. John Clayton, make up the full number of fifteen, 

 in conformity with the Rules. 



A new Trust Deed has been drawn up and signed by all the 

 Trustees, also by Mr. George Wailcs and Mr. Robert Ormston, 

 who have resigned. 



The list of members stands about the same as it was at the 

 last Annual Meeting, and your Committee cannot but look upon 

 this as a matter for regret, that in a district like this the number 

 of subscribers should be so limited. 



Eli'orts have been made at vaiious times to increase the num- 

 ber, but these efforts have not been rewimled witli pormaueut 

 success. We would earnestly urge upon cucli meiiiber to do 

 what they can in bringing before their fiionds the claims of the 



