MEETING OF NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETIES. 
281 
HONORARY TREASURER’S REPORT. 
Mr. E. de Hamel read the financial statement for the year. 
MIDLAND UNION OF NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETIES. 
BALANCE SHEET. 
1883. 
June 12. 
„ 18. 
July 2G. 
>> 
1884. 
May 21. 
22 . 
23. 
20 . 
Ju 
29. 
ne 10. 
11 . 
13. 
17. 
18. 
20 . 
21 . 
Receipts. £ s. d. 
Balance of Treasurer’s Account .2 7 2 
Subscriptions Burton Society for 1883,174 at 3d. 2 3 6 
Subscriptions and Arrears Bedford Society ... 2 5 7 
Nottingham Literary and Philosophical Society 
for “ Midland Naturalist ”.2 0 0 
Oxfordshire Natural History Society 
Oswestry and Welshpool Naturalists’ Field Club 
Birmingham Philosophical Society . 
Severn Valley Naturalists’ Field Club 
Nottingham Naturalists’ Society . 
Bedfordshire Natural History Society and Field Club ... 
Dudley and Midland Geological and Scientific Society 
and Field Club . 
Birmingham School Natural History Society . 
Peterborough Natural History and Scientific Society ... 
Evesham Field Naturalists’ Club . 
Birmingham and Midland Institute Scientific Society... 
Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society . 
Nottingham Working Men’s Naturalists’ Society. 
Birmingham Microscopists’ and Naturalists’ Union 
Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society 
Northamptonshire Natural History Society and Field 
Club. 
Caradoc Field Club. 
Tamworth Natural History, Geological, and Antiquarian 
Society . 
Balance . 
£ s. d. 
1883. Payments. 
July 31. “Midland Naturalist” from Nottingham Literary and 
Philosophical Society. 
„ Balance of Darwin Die Fund . 
1884. 
June 25. Treasurer’s Expenses, stamps, &c. 
„ Secretary’s ditto. 
„ Wright, Dain, Peyton, and Co., Printer’s bill, 1883-4 
,, Joseph Moore, Darwin Medal (bronze) . 
„ Mr. Grove, Darwin Medallist, bronze medal, and 
d. 
8 
16 
3 
20 at 3 
0 
5 
0 
40 
3 
0 
10 
0 
129 
3 
1 
12 
3 
68 
3 
0 
17 
0 
94 
3 
1 
3 
6 
60 
3 
0 
15 
0 
100 
3 
1 
5 
0 
50 
1 
0 
4 
2 
112 
3 
1 
8 
0 
35 
3 
0 
8 
9 
246 
1 
1 
0 
6 
268 
3 
3 
7 
0 
30 
1 
0 
2 
6 
40 
3 
0 
10 
0 
259 
3 
3 
4 
9 
200 
3 
2 
10 
0 
62 
3 
0 
15 
6 
96 
3 
1 
4 
0 
... 
... 
5 
6 
0 
£35 
5 
2 
£ s 
. d. 
£ 
8. 
d. 
2 0 0 
0 17 6 
2 17 
0 4 
1 9 
. 21 19 2 
.046 
. 8 10 6 
£35 5 2 
There is a considerable falling off in numbers amongst the 
Societies in the Union, the total number of Societies having decreased 
from 23 in 1883 to 19 in 1884, and the gross number of members from 
2,410 to 1,965 during the same period; this is mainly owing to the 
cessation of the Cheltenham, Banburyshire, Burton, and Nottingham 
G-.R.S., and to the general decrease in reported number of subscribing 
members by the various Societies. 
The result of this is that we find the receipts, including the balance 
carried forward last year and the then outstanding arrears since paid up, 
amount to £29 19s. 2d. Against this we have to take into account the 
£2 donation of the Nottingham Literary and Philosophical Society to 
the “ Midland Naturalist,” and the 17/6 contra balance of the Darwin 
Die Fund, together with Treasurer’s expenses 4/-, Secretaries’ ditto 
29/6, Printers’ Bill £2119s. 2d., and Bronze Medal 4/6, total £26 14s. 8d., 
leaving a balance of £3 4s. 6d. at the disposal of the Council. 
It is customary when the Darwin Medallist so elects to present him 
with the difference in money value between the cost of the gold medal, 
