PROCEEDINGS xiii 



The financial position of the Society is good, enabling us 

 to spend a little more liberally on the library and in equip- 

 ment for the benefit of members and the public generally. 



The Eeport and Accounts were adopted on the proposal 

 of Rev. A. P. Parker, d.d., seconded by Mr. Gr. Lanning. 



A vote of thanks was passed to the Council and Officers 

 for their services during the past year, proposed by Mr. 

 S. Couling, and seconded by Miss H. C. Bowser. 



Election of Officers. 



On the proposition of Mr. Mencarini, seconded by Dr. 

 Noel Davis, the following officers were elected to serve during 

 the forthcoming year : — 



President. — A. Stanley, m.d.; Vice-Presidents — Eev. 

 F. L. Hawks Pott, d.d., Samuel Couling, m.a. ; Curator of 

 Museum — A. Stanley, m.d. ; Librarian — Mrs. F. Ayscough ; 

 Honorary Treasurer — Mr. A. C. Hynes; Editor of Journal — 

 Rev. Evan Morgan; Councillors — h.e. V. Crosse. Mr. 

 H. A. Wilden, Mr. C. Lanning, Mr. L. Lyall, Rev. A. P. 

 Parker, d.d.; Honorary Secretary — Mr. Isaac Mason. 



The Honorary Curator's Report. 



The Report of the Curator, Dr. Stanley, was next given. 

 I ))•. Stanley said : — 



The Museum collection has been satisfactorily main- 

 tained. The trouble entailed in caulking all the cracks and 

 crevices in the cases, and not permitting any opening up 

 between April 1 and October 31, has been repaid by absence 

 of destruction by parasites and dust. 



The list of acquisitions presented show that interest in the 

 Museum continues unabated notwithstanding the unsettled 

 conditions that prevailed. The disturbed state of Fokien 

 province, where the regular Museum collector has been work- 

 mo- for some years has, however, rendered his collection less 

 interesting than usual. 



Y taxidermist is not now maintained throughout the year 

 available for the public wanting birds and animals prepared 

 and mounted The Museum Collector now comes for a 

 limited period during the winter months to overhaul the bird 

 and mammal collections, and is then sometimes available tor 

 taxidermist work for the public. This latter work m the 

 Das t has had a detrimental effect on the Museum and it is 

 considered generally desirable for the Museum to discontinue 

 the mountinc of birds and other animals for the public. 

 \, , taxidermist unconnected with the Museum has been 



