GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, FEB. 19, 1869. 



EEPOKT OP THE COUNCIL FOB 1868, 



The Coimcil of the Geological Society, in presenting tlieir Eeport 

 for the year 1868, have again to congratulate the Fellows on the 

 prosperity of the Society, although the increase in the number of 

 Pellows has not been so great as in some previous years. 



The number of new Fellows elected was 46, of whom 36 paid 

 their fees before the end of the year, making with 10 previously 

 elected who paid their fees in 1868 an effective increase of 46 

 Fellows. Against this must be placed the loss of 18 by death, and 

 of 5 by resignation, giving a net increase of 23 ordinary Fellows. 

 The number of Contributing Fellows is now 487. 



The death of 1 Foreign Member and of 4 Foreign Correspondents 

 was announced in 1868. The latter have been replaced by 1 Foreign 

 Correspondent elected during the year, and 3 elected since its close. 



The total number of Fellows and Foreign Members and Corre- 

 spondents of the Society at the end of 1867 was 1185 ; and at the 

 end of 1868, 1204. 



The Council have much gratification in reporting that the income 

 of the year 1868 has exceeded the expenditure by ^11 7s. 8cZ., the 

 total Eeceipts being .£2037 16s. Ad., and the total Expenditure 

 .£2026 8s. 8(i. This result is especially a subject of congratulation, 

 inasmuch as the greater part of the cost of a supplementary Number 

 of the Journal for 1867, and the Law Expenses incurred by the 

 Council in claiming exemption from parish rates, amounting in all 

 to nearly £200, are included in the expenditure of 1868. 



The Council have to announce the completion of Yol. XXIY. of 



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