Annual Meeting. j 854 [May2» 



Report of Edward Burgess, Secretary. 

 The Secretary respectfully submits the following report . — 



Membership. 



The printed list of members issued last March is the first pub- 

 lished for fifteen years, or since 1868, when the Society's first and 

 only "Annual" appeared. The roll in the Annual numbered 492 

 Resident Members, 31 Honorary, and 222 Corresponding Mem- 

 bers. The present list contains 421 names in the classes of 

 Corporate and Associate Membership (Avhich together corre- 

 spond to the old Resident Membership), 20 Honorary, and 140 

 Corresponding Members. 



During the year two Honorary, nine Corresponding and eight- 

 een Associate Members have been elected. The Society has lost 

 by death one Honorary Member, the late Prof. William B. Rog- 

 ers, two Corresponding, one Associate, and six Corporate Mem- 

 bers, and two of each of the latter classes have resigned. 



Meetings. 



At the sixteen general meetings of the year the average attend- 

 ance lias been thirty-three, or exactly the same as for two preced- 

 ing years. The largest attendance at any one meeting was 

 seventy-eight, and the smallest eleven. 



The Section of Entomology has held seven meetings, with an 

 average attendance of seven. 



At the General Meeings thirty-five communications were made, 

 and at the meetings of the Entomological section, seven. 







Library. 







The total number of 



additions to the 



Library 



reaches 2069 ; 



is includes, 













800 



4 to. 



Fol. 



Total. 



Volumes, 



264 



66 



9 



339 



Parts, 



1086 



213 



174 



1473 



Pamphlets, 



226 



10 





236 



Maps, etc., 









21 



Total: 2069 



