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3. The Council have the painful duty to announce the de- 
cease of the following 
George Lowe, Esq., C.E., F.R.S., M.V.I., London. 
Rev. J. I. Holmes, M.A., M.Y.I., Exeter. 
Joseph Jones, Esq., A.Y.I., Belfast. 
J. J. Lidgett, Esq., B.A., M.Y.I., and Member of Council, London. 
Finance . 
4. The Balance Sheet for the year ending December 31, 
1868, is appended to this Report, showing a balance in hand 
at the close of the year of £97. 12s. lid. 
5. The number of Members and Associates on May 1, 1869, 
and the estimated assets of the Society for the current year, 
were as follows : — - 
200 Members at £2. 2s. ... £420 0 0 
14 1st Class Associates at £2. 2s. 29 8 0 
44 2nd Class do. £1. Is. 46 4 0 
258 Annual Subscribers ... ... £495 12 0 
22 Yice-Patrons, Life Members, 
andLife Associates (Dividends on > 10 0 0 
Life Subscriptionsinvested ; say) j 
280 
£505 12 0 
Since the 1st of May, however, eight Members and two 
Associates have been enrolled. 
6. The Subscriptions in arrear have now been reduced to the 
following : — 
1866. 1867. 
Members 4* 13 
First Class Associates 1 
Second ditto 4 
1868. 
23 
1 
7 
7. The Council regret to have to add that upon an examina- 
tion of the accounts kept by the former Clerk, it was dis- 
covered that various subscriptions received by him were un- 
accounted for; but a considerable portion of the amount 
has since been refunded, and will appear in the accounts 
for the year 1869, and the balance remaining due is 
* Three of these have now been removed from the List of Foundation 
Members. 
