4 A. LIVERSIDGE. 



longer be elected, as it was found in practice, that the qualifica- 

 tions required of them were much the same as those possessed by 

 Honorary Members. 



Sections. — It is a matter of regret that nearly all the Sections 

 have ceased to meet, the Engineering Section, however, is doing 

 good work ; it is to be hoped that some at least of the other Sections 

 will be revived and that they will renew their career of usefulness, 

 for there is no doubt that they afford useful opportunities for 

 discussion and interchange of ideas which are not possible at the 

 necessarily more formal meetings of the Society itself. I think 

 that two or three of them could easily be resuscitated and made to 

 do good work if energetic Secretaries for them were forthcoming. 



I have, however, the pleasure to announce that steps have been 

 taken to form a Section for Economic Science, mainly by the 

 members of the late Economic Association, who recently joined 

 this Society in a body ; the new Section will have the sympathy 

 and support of a large number of our members, and we all look 

 forward to its apparently ensured success. 



Roll of Members. — The number of members on the roll on the 

 30th April, 1900, was 374. During the past year sixteen new 

 members were elected,' the deaths numbered eight and the resig- 

 nation fourteen, leaving a total of 368 on the 30th April, 1901. 



The names of the members, which we have, to our regret, lost 

 by death are : — 



Belisario, Dr. John ; elected .1875. 

 Knox, Sir Edward ; elected 1875. 

 Neill, Dr. L. E. F.; elected 1890. 

 Shepard, A. D. ; elected 1879. 

 Shewen, Dr. Alfred; elected 1882. 

 Steel, Dr. John; elected 1882. 

 White, Hon. R. H. D. ; elected 1888. 

 Wildridge, John; elected 1898. 



In 1890, when I was last privileged to address you from the 

 chair the number of our members was 457, now it is only 368, 



