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REPORT. 
The Balance Sheets, audited by Mr. Kucker and the 
Hon. Mr. Langton, are laid before the meeting, showing 
the Expenditure to have been £2,241 3s. 3d., and the 
Receipts £2,551 12s. 8d. The apparent balance in 
favour of the Society is caused 5 by the Government 
financial year ending on the 30th June, and that of the 
Society on the 1st of January in each year. 
According to the Rules, Messrs. Kendall, Venables, 
and Officer retire from the Council, being the three 
members who have, within the year, attended the fewest 
number of meetings, but these gentlemen are eligible 
for re-election. 
It now remains for the meeting (see Rule 13) to 
elect a President, two Vice-Presidents and a Treasurer. 
The Council, in conclusion, desires to record its 
sense of the efficient services of the Honorary Secretary, 
Mr. A. A. C. Le Souef, to whose exertions the success 
of the Society is in a great measure due, and of the 
various employes of the Society. It also desires to ex- 
press its thanks to Mr. Graham Mitchell, the Honorary 
Veterinary Surgeon to the Society. 
The election of office-bearers for the ensuing year 
then took place, with the following result : — President, 
Mr. Charles Ryan; Vice-Presidents, Colonel Hutton 
and Mr. F. R. Kendall ; Treasurer, Mr. Albert Purchas. 
Mr. C. M. Officer was elected a member of the Council 
in place of Mr. S. H. Officer, resigned, and Mr. Venables 
was re-elected on the Council. 
