REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 
To December 30th, 1Q12. 
NO Report was published covering - the year 191 1. 
At the end of 1909 there were 149 members, at the end of 
1910 there were 137, and the end of 191 2 there were 124. Of these 
85 were full members and 39 associate members. In addition the 
Society has 15 honorary members on its roll, and a few members 
of sections which are not also members of the Parent Society. 
The average attendance during- the meetings of the last year 
was just under 50. 
During the year, in November, the Proceedings for 191 1 were 
published, representing Series IV., Vol. III., Part II., of the Pro- 
ceedings and covering 88 pages. 
The following meetings were held during the year : — 
Jan. 18th. — Presidential Address by Dr. G. Munro-Smith. 
Feb. 1st. — Dr. Darbishire : " Plants of the Coal Age." 
Mar. jth. — Dr. Henderson: " Deep-sea Animals." 
May gth. — Joint Meeting with the University Botanical Club for 
the Exhibition of objects of interest. 
Oct. 3rd.- — Dr. Prowse : " Living Stick Insects." 
,, Dr. Darbishire : " Vitality in Yucca gloriosa." 
Miss Ida M. Roper: "Wild Plums." 
Nov. 8th. — Professor C. Lloyd Morgan : " Bergson on Instinct 
and Evolution." 
Dec. 5th. — General Exhibition Meeting. 
