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vi Members; and that within the same period there have occurred 61 vacancies, of which 32 are by death and 29 by resignation, and of these 9 are Life-Compounders. The Council have also had the satisfaction of recently enrolling amongst the Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society a number of distinguished foreigners, whose names and claims, as set forth in the list in Appendix F., will show that their election is justly merited.

The Society, according to the List of Fellows corrected up to April, 1864, consists at present of 1907 Members, of whom 498 are Life-Compounders, and 1409 are nominally Life-Subscribers, besides 4 Honorary and 65 Honorary Corresponding Members.

The number of Members who, according to the list corrected up to 1st January, 1863, compounded for their annual subscriptions was 461, and 1409 were Annual Subscribers—total, 1750 Members; so that, after deducting the casualties, there are 37 additional Life-compositions and 120 annual paying Members, making a total increase of 157 Members, Annual, and Life-Subscribers.

Finances.—The Council have again the satisfaction of making a favourable report of the Society’s funds, although the expenses of the year have been considerable, from the charge of the donation to Dr. Shaw appearing in this year’s accounts, as sanctioned at the last Anniversary Meeting.

The accompanying Balance-sheet (vide . A.) for the year ending 31st December, 1863, and bearing the signatures of three of the four Auditors, in proof of the accounts being regularly and duly vouched for, shows that the estimated receipts and expenditure laid before last year’s Meeting have differed from the actuals, but in a way favourable to the Society; the receipts estimated having been stated at 4,502l. 10s., exclusive of the cash in hand; whereas the actuals amounted to 5,256l. 9s. 3d., exclusive of the cash balance. The estimated expenditure also was put down at 5,747l. 5s. 2d., or at 3,897l. 5s. 7d., excluding the money proposed to be invested; but the outlay, exclusive of the cash and amount invested, was only 3,655l. 4s. 1d. The difference between the actual receipts and actual outlay has left a surplus balance in hand of 1,601l. 5s. 2d.; and by a diminution of the cash-balance kept in hand, from 1,244l. 15s. 2d., at which it stood on 31st December, 1862, to 1,008l. 10s. 4d. on 31st December, 1863, the Council