REPORT of COUNCIL. 
Durine the Session 1892—93 there have been eight 
ordinary meetings of the Society, held as heretofore at 
University College, and one field meeting in June, 1898. 
This year the society held the Field Meeting at Raby 
Mere, in place of Hilbre Island. 
The communications made to the Society have been 
representative of almost all branches of Biology, and 
many interesting exhibits (both microscopic and macros- 
copic) have been submitted at the meetings. 
The Library still continues to make satisfactory progress 
as shown by the Librarian’s Report which follows. 
The Treasurer’s usual statement and Balance Sheet are 
appended. 
No alterations have been made in the laws of the Society 
during the past session. 
The members at present on the roll are as alll sis: a 
Honorary Members 
Ordinary Members.......... 65 
Student Members 
Total 96 
After careful consideration by the Council, it was decided 
at the January meeting that short obituary notices of any 
deceased members who have taken a specially promiment 
part in the affairs of the Society should be drawn up and 
inserted in the ‘‘ Proceedings” for the year. In accor- 
dance with that resolution the following paragraphs in 
regard to our late members, Mr. FI’. Archer, Dr. Drysdale, 
and Mr. 'T. J. Moore, are here inserted. We are indebted 
to the courtesy of the Editors of the ‘“‘The Naturalist” 
for the use of the portrait blocks of Mr. Archer and 
Mr. Moore on pp. 1x and xiv. 
