REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR 1882.
[Read at the Third Annual General Meeting, held at
Buckhurst Hill, January 27th, 1883.]
In accordance with the Rules, the Council has pleasure in presenting
the 3rd Annual Report.
The past year has proved a somewhat memorable one in the history
of the Club. Not only has the Society increased in numbers, but the
scientific assistance given to it, and the work done, have been of a solid
and interesting nature.
During the year 2 honorary members and 60 ordinary members were
elected, of whom 3 have compounded for their annual subscriptions ; 13
members have resigned ; 8 members have been removed for non-payment
of subscriptions for two years or upwards, and two deaths have occurred.
Although the work of Mr. Charles Darwin will form a large part of the
subject-matter of the address from the chair, the Council may be here
permitted to record its deep sense of the loss sustained by science in the
death of our illustrious honorary member.
The census of the Club at the end of the years 1881 and 1882 was
therefore as follows :—
1881. 1882.
Patron.................................. 1 1
Honorary members ...................... 9 10
Life members............................ 10 13
Ordinary members........................ 295 330
315 354
The net increase thus shown falls very short of that of the previous
year, but the large accessions in 1881 were, of course, exceptional, being
connected with the recent establishment and success of the Society. The
Council has put in force the rule as to forfeiture of membership for non-
payment of subscription against eight members, but as these have never
contributed to the funds their expulsion cannot be considered a loss to
the Society.
A voluminous part of the 'Transactions' (completing the second
volume) was published in July, comprising, with appendices, 200 printed
pages and one folding plate. Fifty-one woodcuts also illustrated the
part, of which 17 were engraved at the expense of the Club, 31 were
kindly lent by Messrs. West, Newman, and Co., two by Miss Ormerod,