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for May and June, one for July, August and September 
together, and one each for October, November, and De- 
cember ; total, seven parts. In 1867 there were eleven 
monthly parts, September only being omitted. In 1868 
there were nine parts, June and August being omitted, 
and September and October issued together. From 1869 
to 1872, inclusive, two parts were brought out yearly — 
one for January to May, and a second for May to Decem- 
ber. From 1873 and onwards there has been one part 
issued for each year, and three of these parts form one 
volume. 
It should be noted that, although the sessional and 
financial years of the Society (until 1895) began in May 
and ended the following April, yet the Proceedings of the 
Society were published for the calendar years, com- 
mencing in January and ending in December. As time 
went on, however, the custom of including the work of one 
year in the volume or part issued for that year was unwisely 
departed from on several occasions, and the consequence 
was that unnecessary confusion was caused. It is much 
to be desired that in future the original simpler and more 
accurate plan will be adhered to. The Session and the 
financial year now coincide with the calendar year, the 
change having been made in the Thirty- third Annual 
Report, which is for the twenty months. May, 1894, to 
December, 1895, and which includes two balance sheets, 
one for the twelve months May, 1894, to April, 1895, and 
the other for May to December, 1895. 
The Honorary Secretaries have been four in number. 
Frederic Adolph Leipner, F.Z.S., acted from 1862 to 1893 
(May), when he became President. H. Percy Leonard 
succeeded him, 1893 to 1896 (January). Then for a year 
the Secretarial duties were shared by a committee of 
three, consisting of Henry J. Charbonnier, Sidney H. 
Reynolds, M.A., F.G.S., and Charles King Rudge, M.R.C.S. 
