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Thorold, Eev. A. 0. E...Hougham-cuin- 
MarstOD, Grantham. 
Tinkler, J. W.. .Staindrop, Darlington. 
Topham, W.. .The Limes, Chester. 
Tree, A. M.. .Ashome Hill, Leamington. 
Tucker, J. H.. .Bartrim, Campden. 
Turner, T. jun.. .Aldwarke, Rotherham-. 
Walling, W., jun.. .Seisdon, Wolverhampton. 
Warde, Lt.-Col. C. A. 31. . . Squerryes Ct., Kent. 
Warwick, E.. .Eye, Peterborough. 
Watoon, j. R. . . South 3Iosses, Arlecdon, Cumb. 
Watts, H.. .Stanton St. John, Wheatley. 
Watts, J.. .21, Church St., Warwick. 
3VICKHAM, H.. .Nettlesteail Court, Kent. 
Wilkes, G. W... Chadwick 3Ianor, Knowle. 
Winter, H. D.. .Shotesham St. Mary, Norwich. 
Wood, W.. .Habrough, Ulceby. 
Wynne, R.. .Sunt Farm, Edenbridge. 
The reports of the Standing Com- 
mittees were then received and 
adopted as below : — 
Finance. 
Sir Matthew Eidley (in the un- 
avoidable absence, from an attack of 
influenza, of the Chairman, Sir Nigel 
Kingscote,) reported that the accounts 
for February, 1892, as certified by the 
Society’s accountants, showed total 
receipts amounting to 12«. 1<^. 
and expenditure 1,07H. 17«. 5d. The 
balance at the bankers’ on February 
29, allowing for cheques outstanding, 
was 6,667Z. 16s. &d. Accounts a- 
mounting in all to l,593i. 16s. M., 
were passed, and were recommended 
for payment. Copies were laid upon 
the table of the balance sheet for 1891, 
which had been duly passed by two 
of the auditors, Mr. C. G. Eoberts and 
Mr. A. H. Johnson, at an audit held 
on Monday last, February 29. The 
final result of the year was that after 
■mriting oft the customary percentages 
for depreciations, the Society’s total 
assets on December 31, 1891, were 
34,934^. 11s. ad., as against 35,176i. 
13s. 2d. at the end of 1890. The Com- 
mittee reported with regret the re- 
signation through ill-health of Mr. 
Francis Sherborn, the Society’s senior 
auditor, after a service of twenty- 
five years. 
Eesignation of Senior Auditor. 
Sir Matthew Eidley, in present- 
ing this report, said that the Council 
would observe with regret the re- 
signation by Mr. Francis Sherborn of 
the post of auditor, which he had 
filled with so much advantage to the 
Society for the long period of twenty- 
five years. Lord Bridport, who moved 
the appointment of Mr. Sherborn at 
the general meeting of members held 
on December 11, 1866, was sorry that, 
owing to his having been summoned 
to Windsor by Her Majesty, he was 
unable to be present to speak of the 
value of the services which Mr. 
Sherborn had rendered to the Society 
during the last quarter of a century ; 
but he (Sir Matthew) was sure it 
would be the wish of the Council 
that their appreciation of those ser- 
vices should be placed on record. As 
the Finance Committee had an- 
nounced in their report, the audit of 
the accounts for 1891 was held on 
Monday last. As it was uncertain 
whether this audit could be held at 
the time appointed, owing to the 
necessity of two auditors being pre- 
sent, and one only having responded 
to the summons, the Chairman of the 
Finance Committee had invited Mr. 
S. B. L. Druce, a duly qualified mem- 
ber of the Society, to assist in the 
audit, in case his services should be 
required. Fortunately, Mr. C. Gay 
Eoberts and Mr. A. H. Johnson were 
both able to attend, so that it was not 
necessary to trouble Mr. Druce on this 
occasion. The bye-laws did not make 
specific provision as to the appoint- 
ment of an auditor, except at “ the 
general meeting held in London in 
December of every year,” when it 
was provided that three members 
“ shall be elected as auditors of the 
Society’s accounts for the ensuing 
year.” All the three present auditors 
had been elected at the December 
general meeting : Mr. Sherborn in 
December, 1866, Mr. Eoberts in De- 
cember, 1882, and Mr. Johnson in 
December, 1884. It would appear, 
therefore, that no definite appoint- 
ment of a third auditor could be made 
until December ne.xt ; but as it was 
obviously undesirable that any duly- 
appointed audit should fail through 
the absence of one of the two remain- 
ing auditors, the Council would prob- 
ably think it well that there should 
be a gentleman in reserve to assist in 
the audit, if necessary ; and the 
Finance Committee thought no more 
acceptable nomination could be made 
than Mr. Druce, who bore an honoured 
name that had .been associated with 
the Society from its earliest founda- 
tion. (Hear, hear). 
