PROCEEDINGS OP THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 



February 17, 1888. 

 Prof. J. W. Jtjdd, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Eepoet oe the Cotincil eoe 1887. 



Ik presenting their Report for the year 1887;, the Council of the 

 Geological Society have much pleasure in being again able to con- 

 gratulate the Pellows upon the continued prosperity of the Societ}'. 

 The Income of the Society has been considerably larger than in 

 1886, so that notwithstanding the Investment of a sum of .£250, 

 and the extraordinary expenditure incurred in connexion with the 

 Eedecoration, Repairs, and Alterations made in the Society's House, 

 the Accounts still show a balance in favour of the Society. 



The number of Fellows elected during the year is 46, of whom 43 

 paid their fees before the end of the year, makiug with 10 previously 

 elected FeUows, who paid their fees in 1887, a total accession 

 during the year of 53 Fellows. During the same period, however, 

 there was a loss by death of 39 Fellows, and by resignation of 

 15 Fellows, while 6 Fellows were removed from the List for non-pay- 

 ment of their annual contributions, making a total loss of 60 Fellows. 

 There is thus an actual decrease of 7 in the number of Fellows of 

 the Societ}^ Of the 39 Fellows deceased, 10 were Compounders, 

 and 12 non-contributing Fellows ; the number of contributing 

 Fellows is increased by 7, being now 840. 



The total number of Fellows, Foreign Members and Foreign 

 Correspondents was 1423 at the end of the year 1886, and 1413 at 

 the close of 1887. 



At the end of 1886 there was one vacancy in the List of Foreign 

 Members, and this was filled up in the course of 1887. During that 

 year, intelligence was received of the decease of 4 Foreign Members. 

 In the List of Foreign Correspondents there was also one vacancy 

 at the end of 1886, and intelligence was received during 1887 

 of the decease of 2 Foreign Correspondents. This loss, with the 

 filling up of 2 vacancies among the Foreign Members, caused in all 

 5 vacancies in the List of Foreign Correspondents, 3 of which were 

 fiUed up during the year. Thus, at the close of the year 1887, 

 there were 3 vacancies in the List of Foreign Members, and 2 in 

 that of the Foreign Correspondents of the Society. 



