358 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION. 
The Secretary read the following Report : — 
As Secretary I have to present the following statement of 
the progress of the Association during the past twelve months, 
and of its condition at the end of that period. 
The numbers of the Association do not show any augmen- 
tation since the last Report. This is in some measure owing 
to the fact that the names of several of our former members 
have been removed from the list in consequence of non-com- 
pliance with the rules. 
We have elected 5 members and 2 corresponding members 
during the preceding year ; one of the latter has been elected 
a full member, and is included in the former number. Three 
of the previous members have been removed from the list, 
and three have resigned, leaving the composition of the Asso- 
ciation as follows : — 
Members 25 
Honorary Member 1 
Corresponding Members 11 
Total 37 
being a decrease of one member and an increase of one cor- 
responding member as compared with the previous year. 
The finances are, is to be noted, in a prosperous condition. 
The balance, however, would not have been so large had not 
the Fourth Part of our Proceedings fallen below the average 
size owing to the paucity of papers read during the first half 
of the year now under consideration. On the other hand 
during the last three months our expenses have been much 
increased by our meetings taking place in a room in a public 
building, and the necessity we have been under of providing 
some articles of furniture as well as refreshments for the 
members. Though this will be felt more in the ensuing year, 
