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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 
landlords are concluded, the Council propose to increase the facilities to 
the Fellows for the use of their rooms. 
Library . — The Council report that the whole of the Library has been 
re-arranged, preparatory to press-marking and re-cataloguing. This 
arrangement, which will be completed shortly, will increase the useful- 
ness of the Library to the Fellows. 
The Registration of the Society.— In accordance with the motion 
passed at the Special Meeting of the Society, held on Wednesday, 18th 
November last, the Society has been registered under the “ Scientific 
and Literary Societies Act,” 6 and 7 Viet., Cap. 36. 
Journal . — The considerable increase in the sale of the Society’s 
Journal to non-fellows justifies the original expectation of Mr. Crisp 
that time only was needed to make its value appreciated by the scientific 
public generally, and the Council feel justified in the hope that the 
Journal will continue to be a credit to the Society. 
The Fellows will have noticed the list of new Botanical and Zoologi- 
cal terms in the concluding number of the Journal of last year. The 
thanks of the Society are due to Prof. T. Jeffery Parker, of Otago, N.Z., 
who suggested this valuable idea. 
The Council must again, however, remind the Fellows that the 
scientific status of the Society at large must depend upon the character 
of the contributions printed in the Transactions and contributed by the 
Fellows ; they observe with pleasure that there were twice as many 
contributions bv Fellows in 1891 as there were in 1890. 
Assistant Secretary and Librarian.- — Mr. James West having ceased 
to be Assistant Secretary, the Council have appointed Mr. W. H. Brown, 
of the Geological Department, British Museum (Nat. Hist.), to the 
office. The Council have every reason to be satisfied with their appoint- 
ment, as Mr. Brown has already shown himself a useful and capable 
assistant. 
Mr. J. J. Vezey thought that the Roport just read would be regarded 
as very satisfactory, and one therefore upon which the Society was to be 
congratulated. He had great pleasure in moving that it be received and 
adopted. 
Mr. J. E. Ingpen seconded the motion. 
The President, having put it to the meeting, declared it carried 
unanimously. 
The Treasurer, Mr. Frank Crisp, read his statement of the accounts 
and submitted the balance-sheet for the year 1891, duly audited by 
Messrs. J. Mason Allen and W. T. Suffolk, the Auditors elected at the 
preceeding meeting (see p. 170). 
The President, having moved from the chair, “ That the Treasurer’s 
accounts for the past year be received and adopted,” put it to the meeting, 
and declared it unanimously carried. 
The President said their next business was to elect the Officers and 
Council for the ensuing year, for which purpose it would be necessary 
for scrutineers to be appointed to collect and examine the ballot papers. 
He, therefore, nominated Mr. J. M. Allen and Mr. J. G. Grenfell to act 
