years by Her late Majesty Queen Victoria, in subscribing for the Society's annual 

 volume. 



A few additional members have also joined the Society, and fortunately 

 repaired the losses sustained by death and resignation. The most serious loss 

 during the year was caused by the lamented death of Mr. J. C. Mansel-Pleydell, 

 who was one of the oldest and most active members, and served for some time on 

 the Council. The resignation of several small libraries, after a brief period of 

 subscription, is also regrettable, and serves to emphasise the importance of securing 

 new personal subscribers who will take an active interest in the Society's work. 



The volume for 1901 was issued at the end of the year, and contains 241 pages 

 and thirty-five plates. It includes continuations of the Monographs of Cretaceous 

 Lamellibranchs, Carboniferous Lamellibranchs, Carboniferous Cephalopods of 

 Ireland, and British Carboniferous Ganoid Fishes, besides the first part of the 

 long-expected Monograph of British Graptolites edited by Professor Lapworth. 



All these Monographs are still in active progress, and further instalments of 

 most of them may be expected to appear in the volume for 1902. This volume 

 will also comprise the first part of the Secretary's new Monograph of the Fossil 

 Fishes of the English Chalk, and a Monograph of the Cave Hyaena by Professor 

 S. H. Reynolds. Thanks are due to the Geological Society for permission both to 

 store the stock of back volumes, and to hold the Council meetings and the annual 

 general meeting in their apartments. 



In conclusion, it is proposed that the retiring members of the Council be Sir 

 Archibald Geikie, Professor T. Rupert Jones, Dr. C. H. Gatty, and Mr. A. 

 Strahan ; that the new members be Miss Margaret Crosfield, Professor Charles 

 Lapworth, Mr. A. M. Bell, and Mr. W. P. D. Stebbing ; that the President be 

 Dr. Henry Woodward ; the new Vice-Presidents be Professor Lapworth and Rev. 

 Dr. Wiltshire ; the Treasurer, Mr. R. Etheridge ; and the Secretary, Dr. A. Smith 

 Woodward. 



Annexed is the Balance Sheet. 



