8 
JUtiutai JUteting, 1913. 
fTIHE Annual Meeting for 1912—13 was held in the Society’s 
Room, Municipal College, Lansdowne, on Saturday, 
October 25th, at 4.30 p.m. 
On the motion of Sir Daniel Morris, the chair was taken by 
Mr. H. J. Waddington, Senior Vice-President. A letter of 
apology was read from Dr. W. T. Ord, regretting his being 
unavoidably absent.. 
The Chairman, after a few opening congratulatory remarks, 
called on the Hon. Secretary to read the Minutes of the previous 
Annual Meeting, which were unanimously passed. The Chair¬ 
man expressed the regret of the members for the absence of the 
Hon. Treasurer, Mr. G. Brumell, due to illness, and hoped he 
would soon be restored to health; he then asked the Hon. 
Secretary to read the Audited Annual Statement of Accounts, 
which showed a total expenditure of ^199 9s. 7d., and carrying 
forward a balance of ^76 is. 4d. On the proposition of Mr. J. 
E. Liddiard, seconded by Dr. Moorhead, the Council’s Report 
and the Accounts were unanimously adopted, both speakers 
complimenting the Society on the work done during the year, 
and on the very satisfactory Statement of Accounts. 
The Reports of the Sections were then read by the following 
Chairmen of Sections, details of which appear in the volume:— 
The Archaeological and Historical, by Mr. Geo. Brownen. 
The Botanical, by Miss C. Agnes Rooper. 
The Geographical, by Mr^ G. de Castro. 
The Geological, by Mr. H. St. Barbe, in the absence of Dr. 
Ord. 
The Photographical by the Hon. Secretary, for Mr. Geo. 
Brumell. 
The Physical by Mr. Hubert Painter. 
The Zoological and Microscopical by Mr. H. B. Wells. 
The Hon. Librarian, Mr. W. Murin Rankin, then read his 
report. 
A vote of thanks was then proposed by Sir Daniel Morris 
to the retiring President, Sir E. Ray Lankester, K.C.B., F.R.S., 
for the valued services rendered by him during the two years he 
had held the Presidential Chair. Mr. H. J. Waddington, in 
seconding the vote, referred to the assistance Sir Ray was always 
ready to give to those who sought his advice, and to whom he 
proved a true friend. The vote was carried unanimously, and the 
Hon. Secretary was requested to convey the resolution of thanks 
to Sir E. Ray Lankester. 
