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GENERAL MEETING, 
12, Hakover Square, Monday, May 23, 1870. 
EEPOKT OF THE COUNCIL, 
Since the last General Meeting in December, 4 Governors and 
69 Members have died, and the names of 199 Members have 
been removed from the list ; on the other hand, 1 Governor and 
212 Members have been elected, so that the Society now con- 
sists of 
74 Life Governors, 
74 Annual Governors, 
1511 Life Members, 
3764 Annual Members, 
15 Honorary Members, 
making a total of 5438. 
The half-yearly statement of accounts to the 31st December, 
1869, has been examined and certified by the auditors and ac- 
countants of the Society. This statement was published in the 
last number of the ' Journal,' together with the Manchester 
Country Meeting account, and" a balance-sheet for the whole 
year 1869. The last-mentioned document shows that inde- 
pendently of the financial results of the Country Meeting at 
Manchester, and, after charging on Income the cost of all 
additions to the permanent Country Meeting plant, the Receipts 
of the year exceeded the Expenditure by a sum of 675/. 
The funded capital of the Society remains the same as at the 
last half-yearly meeting, namely, the permanent fund of 20,000/. 
New Three per Cents., and the Reserve Show Fund of 4612/. 7s. 8d. 
New Three per Cents. In addition, the sum of 3800/. lies on 
deposit with the Society's bankers, and the balance of the Current 
Account, on the 1st instant, was 3583/. Os. lOd. 
The Council have granted a sum of 500/. to the Manchester 
