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has amounted to £2,277 2s. 7d., and for binding to £461 10s. 5d. 

 Total £2,738 13s. 



Since 1886 the Government has ceased to print and publish the 

 Journal and Proceedings of our Society, but have increased the 

 grant from £400 to £500 per year. 



The cost of these publications has been as under viz. : — - 

 In 1887 £210 1 8 



1888 £246 6 



1889 £257 4 6 



1890 £316 3 5 



so that we are losers to the extent of from £100 to £200 per year 

 by this change in the arrangement. 



Roll of Members. — The number of members on the roll on 30th 

 April last was 457 besides 18 honorary and 2 corresponding mem- 

 bers. Twenty-five new members were elected during last session, 

 and 29 candidates are at present awaiting election, while 9 mem- 

 bers resigned and thirteen ceased to be members on account of 

 non-payment of their subscriptions. We have also to regret the 

 loss by death of one honorary, one corresponding, and eight 

 ordinary members viz. : — 



Elected. Died. 



Honorary Member: Dr. Schomburgk, 1875, Mar. 24, 1891 



Corresponding Member: Dr. O. Feistmantel, 1883, Jan. 10, 1891 



Ordinary Members: Atherton, Eben.,M.R.c.s. 1873, Sep. 22, 1890 



Black, Morrice Alexander, f.i.a. 1878, Aug. 27, 1890 



■ Conder, W. J. 1876, Dec. .1, 1890 



Grahame, The Hon. William, m.l.c. 1876, Nov. 26, 1890 



Latta, G. J. 1874, Jan. 7, 1891 



Stephens, Professor W. J., m.a., Oxon., 1857, Nov. 22, 1890 



Street, J. R., m.l.a. 1878, Mar. 23, 1891 



White, The Hon. James, m.l.c. 1875, July 13, 1890 



Dr. Richard Schomburgk was the son of the late Rev. J. F. 

 L. Schomburgk, a Lutheran Minister. He was born at Fribault 

 in Saxony, on the 5th October, 1811. Making a special study of 

 Botany he was for a time connected with the Royal Gardens at 



