IV 



The Eeport to the Society from the Council upon their work during 

 the past year was, upon the motion of the President, received. 



The President delivered his Anniversary Address, and, on the 

 motion of Sir John Evans, seconded by Dr. Sclater, the thanks of the 

 Society were given to the President for his Address, and he was 

 requested to allow it to be printed. 



The Awards of the Medals for the year were announced as follows, 

 and the Medals were presented from the Chair : — 



The Copley Medal To Lord Lister, F.E.S. 



The Eumford Medal ... the Hon. Charles A. Parsons, F.E.S. 



A Eoyal Medal „ Prof. Horace Lamb, F.E.S. 



A Eoyal Medal „ Prof. Edward A. Schafer, F.E.S. 



The Davy Medal Prof. Svante August Arrhenius. 



The Darwin Medal „ Mr. Francis Galton, F.E.S. 



The Buchanan Medal .. „ Dr. Sydney A. Monckton Copeman. 



The Hughes Medal „ Prof. Joseph John Thomson, F.E.S. 



The President having, with the consent of the Society, nominated 

 Dr. Giinther and Major MacMahon as scrutators to assist the Secretaries 

 in examining the balloting lists for the election of Council and Officers, 

 the votes of the Fellows present were taken. The Scrutators reported 

 that the Council and Officers nominated at the preceding meeting had 

 been duly elected, and their names were accordingly announced from 

 the Chair. 



The thanks of the Society were given to the Scrutators. 



(The full Eeport of the Anniversary Meeting, including the Eeport 

 of the Council and the President's Address, will be published in the 

 'Year-book' for 1903. The Account of the Appropriation of the 

 Government Grant and of the Trust Funds will also be found in the 

 ' Year-book.') 



