REPORT OF THE COUNCIL O 



EXPENDITURES OF SECRETARY'S OFFICE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 



30, 1912 



Account of Administration 



Postage . . $46.16 



Express . 3 . 55 



Printing and stationery 131 . 25 



Copy of "American Men of Science" 3.00 



Messenger service .20 



Dating stamp 1 . 50 



Electrotype of seal .40 



Binding three copies of Bulletin 5 . 10 



Cordilleran Section (1911 and 1912) 72.41 



Total $263.57 



Account of Bulletin 



Postage and express $65.95 



Collection of checks 2 . 14 



Printing and stationery 1 . 25 



Envelopes for distribution of Bulletin 44.80 



Two photographs for Bulletin 2.00 



Telegrams and messenger service 3 . 00 



Jurat .50 



Purchase of Bulletin 4.00 



Total 123.64 



Total expenditures for the year $387.21 



Respectfully submitted, 



Edmund Otis Hovet, 



Secretary. 



New York, December 11, 1912. 



Treasurer's Report 



To the Council of the Geological Society of America: 



The Treasurer herewith submits his annual report for the year ending 

 December 1, 1912. 



One (1) Fellow — Burnett Smith — has commuted for life during the 

 year by the payment of one hunt I ret 1 and fifty dollars, thus increasing the 

 total Life Commutations, since the organization of the Society, to one' 

 hundred and three (103), which, with four ( I) Honorary Life Members, 

 makes a total of one hundred and sewn (107). Three (3) Life Mem- 

 bers died during the year (one of them an Honorary Life Member), 



