PRESIDENT S ADDRESS. 
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The actual expenditure of the Society has again exceeded 
the income, and the proposals of the Committee for altering 
the law relating to subscriptions have been brought to your 
notice in the circular announcing the annual meeting. In 
the same circular, the regulations proposed by the Journal 
Committee, with regard to the publication of papers in the 
‘ Transactions,’ have been laid before you. You have, this 
evening, approved of the adoption of these regulations, and 
they will henceforth become bye-laws of the Society. 
Twelve new members have been added to the Society 
during the session. One member has resigned, on leaving 
the district, and about three others have paid no subscription 
for several years, and may be considered as no longer members. 
The total number of members now stands at about 270. 
Donations of books and periodicals have been made by 
Mr. J. H. Gurney, Mr. T. Southwell, Mr. R. A. Todd, 
Mr. Hugh G. Barclay, and Mr. G. F. Buxton. Mr. J. H. 
Gurney also kindly presented £2 to the fund for book-binding. 
This amount, and the £12 voted for that purpose at the last 
Annual Meeting, have been expended during the session. 
This has resulted in a considerable improvement in the 
appearance of the shelves in the library, over 160 volumes 
having been bound. 
The attendance at the evening meetings has continued at 
about the average of the preceding session. 
On 25th April, 1905, two papers were read which had been 
held over from the February meeting, owing to want of time. 
Mr. Patterson read notes on the exploits of some of the 
old Breydon gunners, and Mr. J. H. Gurney communicated 
some notes from Major Buchanan on “ Birds observed in 
Kashmir.” 
30th May, a paper on “ Norfolk Rotifera ” (published last 
year), by Rev. R. Freeman, was discussed. Rev. E. H. Kinder 
exhibited a pair of hybrid Doves. Mr. A. Bennett sent a note 
on the finding of Holosteum umbettatum, L., in Surrey. The 
