ANNUAL GENEEAL MEETING. 



HELD IN THE ROOMiS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 

 ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 17th, 1907. 



The Earl of Halsbury, M.A., D.C.L., F.R.S., President, 

 IN THE Chair. 



The Eeport of the Council was then read by The Secretary, 

 as follows : — 



1. In presentmg tlieir Forty-First Annual Report, the Council 

 liave pleasure in stating that there has been no falling off in 

 interest regarding the work of the Institute, and as regards 

 membership the inevitable vacancies caused by death and 

 resignation have been very nearly filled by fresh accessions of 

 Members and Associates. 



2. The following statement will show the number of the 

 adherents of the Institute at the end of May, 1907 : — 



Life Members 



37 in number. 



Annual „ 



. 148 



Life Associates 



. 66 



Annual Associates ... 



.. 422 



Hon. Corresponding Members 

 Missionary Associates 



.. 174 



4 



Total 



851 



As compared with the census of the previous year, there is a 

 falling off in life members of five, and in annual members of 

 three ; on the other hand, there is an increase of six in life 

 associates, and of three in annual associates, and the Council 

 venture to state that considering the severe financial straits 

 through which we have been passing, we have cause to be 

 thankful that our position has been so well maintained. 



