26 Annual 'Report. [Feb. 



At the commencement of 1873, there were 438 ordinary members on 

 the Hst, but in accordance with the provisions of rule 14 b, the names of 98 

 who had been absent from India upwards of 3 years and were not likely to 

 return, have been struck off, so that there will now be a total of 340 + 18, 

 or 358 ordinary members on the list. 



Of these 358 members, 62 are absent from India, of whom six are subscrib- 

 ing members and three are life members, thus making a total of 302 pay- 

 ing members, of whom 116 are resident and 186 non-resident. The 

 names of 23 of the latter have to be removed to the absentee list under rule 

 14 b. 



The table below shows the fluctuations of members during the last 10 

 years, but it must be remembered that the diminution this year is only appa- 

 rent, being caused by the striking off of absentees who could not be con- 

 sidered in any way as members of the Society. 



Year. 





Paj 



ing. 



Absent. 



Total. 







Resident. 



Non-Resident. 



Noil- Paying. 





1864 



228 



(133, 



195) 



92 



320 



1865 



267 



(136, 



131) 



109 



376 



1866 



293 



(124, 



169) 



94 



387 



1867 



307 



(154, 



153) 



109 



416 



1S68 



294 



(159, 



135) 



133 



427 



1869 



304 



(162, 



142) 



138 



442 



1870 



266 



(134, 



132) 



148 



414 



1871 



286 



(112, 



l'/4) 



160 



446 



1872 



277 



(105, 



172) 2L.M 



. 159 



438 



1873 



302 



(116, 



186)3L.M 



. 53 



358 



Among those who have been lost to the Society by death, the Council 

 have to record with much regret the names of Dr. J. P. Colles, V. Irwin, 

 Esq. late of the Bengal Civil Service and Lieut. J. H. Bourne late of Shillong, 

 Messrs. JST. T. Davey of the Eevenue Survey, W. McLaren Smith of the 

 Presidency College and Dr. J. L. Stewart.* 



The elections of C. P. Bird, Esq., C. S. and Col. H. Drummond have 

 been cancelled at their own request. 



Museum. 



The Council continue to carry out the provisions of Act XVII. of 1866 

 and transfer all Natural History and Archseological donations received by 

 them to the Trustees of the Indian Museum. 



The Trustees on the part of the Society were Mr. W. S. Atkinson, 

 Mr. H. F. Blanford, Col. H. Hyde, R. E., who succeeded Dr. T. Oldham as 

 President of the Society, and Col. J. E. Gastrell, who was permanently 



* Since the report was submitted the Council have received with great regret 

 intelligence of the demise of Mr. E. Blytli, an Honorary Member of the Society. 



