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office involves nearly 500 outgoing letters and cards), which together 
more or less amount to a whole-time job, and it is with very great regret 
that I shall be giving up the Field Secretaryship as from the Annual 
General Meeting. That job, both before and since it was raised to an 
office, has been of the deepest interest to me, and has enabled me to get 
to know at least a third of our membership. I would like to thank you 
all for your co-operation and for the personal touches which have in- 
fused the work with so much pleasure to me. 
M. S. C.4MPBELL. 
December 31st, 1948. 
ASSISTANT SECRETARY’S REPORT FOR YEAR 1948. 
During 1948 46 new members joined the Society. Six meinbers re- 
signed, five ceased to be members under Rule 6 (d), and we lost eight by 
death; our total loss was nineteen. Our total membership (including 
all classes) at 31st December 1948 was 481, representing a net gain of 21. 
We deeply regret having to record the deaths of the following: — 
Mr J. S. Whyte, Rev. Dr T. Stevenson, Miss P. A. Leake, Dr H. B. 
Willoughby Smith, Mr J. W. Long, Miss F. H. B. Marsh, Mrs R. W. 
Dent, and Miss E. Vachell. 
New Ordinary Members, to whom a welcome has been extended, 
are: — Miss J. E. Alsford, O. E. A. Andrews, C. W. Bannister, Dr N. L. 
Bor, C. W. H. Burton, B. L. Burtt, Airs Campbell, Dr J. W. Campbell, 
Mrs Chambre, Miss N. Churchman, Miss V. Churchman, AI. Clayton, 
Aliss A. Conolly, Miss H S. A. Dent, I. W. Evans, A. Farquharson, 
F. S. E. Fawkes, Mrs A. N. Gibby, Mrs AI. S. Goodhart, Aliss C. M. 
Goodman, F. AI. Gurteen, D. J. Harbert, Aliss A. Kennedy, E. Knott, 
Prof. B. Lindquist, P. Alarler, J. AI. McCurdy, Aliss AI. C. Alorgan, 
W. B. Ogilvie (included in 1947 list in erroi-), AI. E. D. Poore, J. P. Rux- 
ton. Dr T. A. Sprague, Aliss E. Starr, Miss K. C. Stevens, W. A. Tod, 
B. T. Ward, H. G. Watson, D. A. Webb, F. N. Whitehead, and Dr W. 
B. Williams. 
New Junior Alembers are: — J. K. Alorton and A. AI. Stuart Smith. 
New Family Member is: — Airs W. E. Warren. 
New Subscriber Members are: — Birmingham Natural History and 
Philosophical Society, Malham Tarn Field Centre, and Hurst & Son Ltd. 
SUMM.-VRY OP Membership, December 31, 1948. 
Honorary Members ... ... ... 23 
Life Members ... ... ... ... 20 
Ordinary Alembers ... ... ... 393 
Junior Members ... ... ... ... 5 
Family Alembers ... ... ... ... 2 
Subscribers ... ... ... ... 38 
Total 
481 
