ANNUAL REPORT. 



8. Number of Mefnhers and Associates. 



The following statement shows the number of supporters of 

 the Institute at the end of December, 1919 : — 



Life Members 18 



Annual Members . . . . . . 73 



Life Associates . . . . . . . . 56 



Annual Associates . . . . . . 228 



Missionary Associates . . . . . . 13 



Library Associates . . . . . . 27 



Total .. , 415 



showing a decrease of 17 as compared with the total number of 

 subscribers in last year's return. Thirty new Members and 

 Associates have joined during the year ; but death has been 

 busy in our ranks, otherwise the numbers would have shown a 

 slight increase. 



9. Finance. 



The effects of the War have continued to make themselves 

 felt. The only sound method of meeting this is by the 

 incorporation of new Members and Associates. It will be 

 noted that the actual Annual Associates outnumber the Annual 

 Members in a proportion of more than three to one. The Council 

 would warmly invite the co-operation of all in gaining new 

 adherents to the Institute and urge upon these new Associates, 

 if possible, to become Members. 



10. Special Fund. 



As was mentioned in the 1918 Report, the Council felt it 

 necessary to take special steps to meet the financial position 

 in which the Institute found itself, as an outcome of the War. 

 An appeal was launched which met with an encouraging response. 

 £306 7s. was received and our warm thanks are due to those 

 who have thus generously come forward to meet the need. The 

 following is the list of donors. 



11. Donations. 



Dr. J. J. Acworth, £10 lOs. ; Benj. Akhurst, Esq., £1 Is. ; 

 E. M. Arrowsmith, Esq., £2 2s. ; A Friend, £20 ; Colonel A. W. C. 



