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press April 30; that is, 595 pages Avere printed and distributed between 

 that date and the previous January first. It is to be regretted that equal 

 promptness cannot be recorded as to volume 6. This is due solely to the 

 slowness of some of the authors in forwarding their papers to the Publi- 

 cation Committee. The Proceedings brochure and six other manuscripts 

 were approved by the committee, and while all are at this date in the 

 hands of the printer and 102 pages (more than were in type at the same 

 time last year) have already been printed, still all might have been dis- 

 tributed long ago, for there have been weeks at a time when both Editor 

 and printer were without copy. It is true this tardiness affects only the 

 individual author so long as it does not interfere with, by overlapping 

 upon, the manuscripts accepted at the following meeting. When this 

 happens, as now Avill be the case, it imposes a hardship to which other 

 publishing members and the Society in general should not be subjected. 



Last year the Editor felt it to be his duty to take exception to the con- 

 dition of manuscripts presented for publication. While the subject is 

 still one to which the attention of members is earnestly urged, the Editor 

 desires gratefully to acknowledge a marked improvement in the mechan- 

 ical arrangement of papers. This has saved labor, time and expense and 

 promoted accuracy. 



The cost of each of the five volumes thus far issued by the Society is 

 as follows : 



Vol. 1. Vol. 2. Vol. 3. Vol. 4. Vol. 5. 



(pp. 593; pis. 13) (pp. 662; pis. 23) (pp. 541 ; pis. 10) (pp. 458; pis. 10) 'pp. 665; pis. 21) 



Letter-press. $1,473 77 $1,992 52 $1,535 59 $1,286 39 $1,887 21 

 Illustrations. 291 85 463 65 383 35 173 25 178 40 



$1,765 62 $2,456 17 $1,918 94 $1,459 64 $2,065 61 



A comparison of the above totals will plainly show that, in view of its 

 size and fullness of illustration, volume 5 was far from being an expen- 

 sive publication. 



The general shrinkage in prices during the past year has enabled the 



Society to renew its printing contract with Messrs Judd & Detweiler at 



somewhat lower rates. This, together with the reduction of the edition 



from 750 to 500 copies, will result in considerable saving to the Society. 



Respectfully submitted. 



Joseph Stanley-Brown, 



Editor. 

 Washington, D. C, December SO, 1894-. 



On motion of the Secretary, it was voted to defer action upon the 

 Council's report until the morning session of Friday. 



As the Auditing Committee to examine the Treasurer's accounts the 

 Society elected J. S. Diller and B. K. Emerson. 



