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REPORT 
OF 
THE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING 
OF THE 
MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY. 
The Meeting was held February 27th, 1856, — Dr. Carpenter, 
President, in the Chair. The Assistant Secretary read the 
following- Reports : — 
According to annual custom, the Council have to make the 
following Report on the state and progress of the Society 
during the past year. 
The number of Members at the last Anniversary, was 221, 
including 6 Associates and Honorary Members. Since that 
time there have been elected 32, making a total of 253. This 
number must, however, be reduced by 3 deceased and 9 
resigned, making a final total of 241 ; still showing an 
increase of 20 upon the number at the last Anniversary. 
Many new works and objects have been added to the Library 
and Collections of the Society. There are also in the posses- 
sion of the Society various drawings and diagrams relating 
chiefly to papers read at the Meetings, together with copies 
of the several parts of the Transactions and of the Journal. 
The state of the finances of the Society will be shown by the 
following Report of the Auditors, from which it appears that 
there is a balance in the hands of the Treasurer of 37/. 14^. 4c?. 
The election of Officers took place, when the following 
gentlemen were elected : — 
Officers and Council. . 
President .... Geo. Shadbolt, Esq. 
Treasurer . . . . N. B. Ward, Esq. 
Secretary .... J. Quekett, Esq. 
Four new Members of Council. 
Dr. Lankester. 
F. S. C. Roper, Esq. 
R. J. Farrants, Esq. 
Antonio Brady, Esq. 
In the place of 
G. C. Handford, Esq. 
R. Hodgson, Esq. 
Rev. J. B. Reade. 
F. SiMONDS, Esq. 
who retire. c 2 
