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to relieve the Hon. Secretaries and Hon. Treasurer of part of 

 the work now performed by them. 



11, Chandos Street, Cavendish Square, W. 

 15th January, 1902. 



The Secretaries having received two notices proposing to 

 substitute the names of Mr. Malcolm Burr, Colonel Charles 

 Swinhoe, and Mr. James W. Tutt, for the names of three of the 

 Fellows contained in the list prepared by the Council, a formal 

 ballot took place for the election of ten members of the 

 Council. Mr. Walter F. Blandford, Dr. Thomas Algernon 

 Chapman, and Colonel John W. Yerbui y, R. A., were appointed 

 Scrutineers, and after the ballot papers had been counted, 

 it was announced that one of the Fellows recommended for 

 re-election into the Council was in a minority, and Colonel 

 Swinhoe having a majority of votes therefore displaced him. 



The following Fellows with the Officers constitute the 

 Council for 1902: Robert Adkin ; Prof. J. Hudson Beare, 

 B.Sc, F.R.S.E. ; George C. Champion, F.Z.S. ; Arthur John 

 Chitty, M.A. ; William L. Distant; the Rev. Canon Fowler, 

 M.A., F.L.S. ; Frederick du Cane Godman, D.C.L., F.R.S. ; 

 Herbert Goss, F.L.S., F.G.S. ; Robert McLachlan, F.R.S., 

 F.L.S. ; the Rev. Francis D. Morice, M.A. ; Prof. Edward B. 

 Poulton, M.A., D.Sc, F.R.S. ; Henry Rowland-Brown, M.A.; 

 Edward Saunders, F.L.S. ; Dr. David Sharp, M.A., F.R.S., 

 F.L.S.; and Colonel Charles Swinhoe, M.A., F.L.S., F.Z.S. 



The following were the Officers elected : President, The 

 Rev. Canon Fowler ; Treasurer, Mr. Robert McLachlan ; 

 Secretaries, Mr. Herbert Goss and Mr. Henry Rowland- 

 Brown ; Librarian, Mr. George C. Champion. 



The Rev. Canon Fowler, the President, then delivered an 

 Address, at the conclusion of which Prof. Poulton pro- 

 posed a vote of thanks to Canon Fowler, for his services 

 as President during the year, and for his Address. The 

 proposal was seconded by Prof. Meldola and carried unani- 

 mously. Canon Fowler replied. A vote of thanks to the 

 Officers was moved by Col. Swinhoe, seconded by Mr. Distant, 

 and carried unanimously. m Mr. Goss ami Mr. Rowland- 

 Brown replied. 



