THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 



OF THE 



VICTORIA INSTITUTE 



WAS HELD IN COMMITTEE ROOM B, THE CENTRAL HALL, 

 WESTMINSTER, ON MONDAY, APRIL 18th, 1921, at 3 p.m. 



Alfred T. Schofield, Esq., M.D., Vice-President, 

 TOOK THE Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting, held on March 15th, 

 1920, were read, confirmed, and signed. 



The Honorary Secretary was then called upon to read the 

 notice convening the present Meeting, and then to present the 

 Report. He suggested that as the Report was in the hands of 

 Members, it should be taken as read, but desired to emphasize one 

 or two points. First he would remind the Meeting that the past 

 year had been one of encouragement, characterized by good atten- 

 dances, good papers, and what was perhaps more tangible, a net 

 increase, when all losses by death and retirement were allowed for, 

 of fifty Members and Associates. As compared with a loss of 

 seventeen the previous year, this marked a considerable step in 

 advance. But there was also a serious matter which urgently calls 

 for attention : that our expenditure had surpassed our income by 

 about £240. He explained that this was owing in large measure 

 to the great rise in the price of printing, binding, etc. The deficit 

 had had to be made up from our deposit account. Such an expedient 

 could not be repeated, so immediate action was called for. A 

 circular had been sent round to all Members and Associates with 

 suggestions. He would make an additional proposal : that all 

 Members and Associates should send to him a list of names of those 

 they considered likely to wish to join the Institute, and that papers 

 explaining the aims and history of the Society would be sent to 



