REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 
OF THE 
YOEKSHIEE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, 
February 5th, 1878. 
The gross income of the Society for the year 1877 has been 
£1388 16s. lOd., whilst the total expenditure has amounted to 
£1587 7s. 5d., leaving a balance due to the Treasurer on the 
year’s account of £198 10s. 7d. 
Although the income of the Society is apparently below an 
average, yet this is not so in fact. The possession of the land, 
part of the Manor Shore Estate, late the leasehold property of 
the Society, and from which about £100 a year was received in 
rents, has been surrendered to the Fine Art Committee, and, 
consequently, there is a loss of income to that extent which is 
more than counterbalanced by the Crown rent of £120 formerly 
paid for the same land, and which has now ceased to be paid. 
The Council, however, consider it to be a matter for con¬ 
gratulation when the extra-ordinary outgoings for the year, on 
works absolutely required to maintain the fabric of the Museum, 
are taken into account, that the balance due to the Treasurer is 
so small in amount. 
The damp and unsatisfactory state of the upper rooms in the 
Museum, in which the Ethnological collection was exhibited, 
had for some time previous to the past year received the 
consideration of the Council, and various attempts to remove 
the cause of damage had been made, but without success. 
The injury to the walls and ceiling at length became so 
serious, that the Council resolved to take the opinion of their 
Architect, Mr. Atkinson, on the matter: Mr. Atkinson reported 
