]iElH)]iT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR 1898-99. 
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Deaths in 189S. 
£ 
d. 
Life Fellows 10 
0 
0 
0 
... 8 
8 
0 
2 , It; 
3:} 
12 
0 
1 „ 19 
... 19 
19 
0 
— 
47 
19 
0 
Resignations. 
$. 
d. 
0 
0 
0 
2 „ 18 
IG 
0 
1 „ 54 
.. 5G 
14 
0 
72 
£94 
10 
0 
Total Loss 119 
£15G 
9 
0 
Fellows Elected, 
1898. 
£ 
.9. 
d. 
21 
0 
0 
O 11". 
911 
1 c\ 
t\ 
y) 
1 , 4GH .... 
491 
8 
0 
I 
1 
0 
1 o 
1 (1 
1 J 
0 
Commutations 12 .... 
- i'267. 15s. 
619 
£774 
18 
0 
Deduct Loss 
15G 
9 
0 
Net Increase in Income..., 
£618 
9 
0 
New Fellows, &c G19 
Deduct liesignaticns and 1 , , 
Deaths J 
Numeiical Increase 500 
A scheme for the Affihation of Local Horticultural Societies was jjut 
forward in 1890, and 100 Local Societies have availed themselves of it. 
The Council express the hope that Fellows will promote the affiliation of 
Local Horticultural and Cottage Garden Societies in their own immediate 
neighbourhood. 
At the request of some of the Fellows, the Council have arranged to 
send a reminder of every Show (in the week preceding it) to any Fellow 
who will send to the R.H.S. OfiBce, 117 Victoria Street, Westminster, 
twenty-four halfpenny postcards, addressed to himself, or to whom- 
soever he wishes the reminder sent. 
The Council recommend that (with the exception of the Secretary) 
the salaries of the principal officers of the Society — the Superintendent, 
the Cashier, and the Assistant- Superintendent — should continue as hereto- 
fore. The Secretary having now completed ten years of service to the 
Society, the Council recommend that an addition of £60 a year be made 
to his salary. 
The programme for the ensuing year will be found in the Arrange- 
ments for the Year 1899, lately issued to all Fellows. 
Subjoined is the usual Revenue and Expenditure Account with the 
Balance Sheet for the year ending December 31, 1898. 
