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 It was announced that two members had died during the year and thirteen resigned; while forty-five new candidates had been elected, representing an increase of thirty members, and bringing the Roll of the Society up to 185. With the view of enabling the Society, by means of a definite income and a definite number of workers, to proceed with the work it has undertaken, with the knowledge of how much it is possible to do in each year, the Council sought and obtained from the General Meeting power to close the Roll of the Society when not less than 210 members had been elected. We are informed that this number was reached on March 19th, and that notice was then given by the Council that the Roll of the Society would be declared closed on May 21st, and thereafter, candidates be elected only to fill vacancies. Up to May 19th, the Hon. Secretary (Alfred Pollard, 13, Cheniston Gardens, W.) will be glad to receive the names of candidates, and to give information as to the objects of the Society.

The balance-sheet for the first year showed a surplus of £125, of which £100 was due to the subscriptions of life members. It was announced that in future, in addition to the Transactions and News Sheet, the Society would print a series of monographs, and that the first of these, an extended version of a paper read at the November meeting by G. R. Redgrave, on Erhard Ratdolt and his Work at Venice would shortly be sent to press, and would contain a bibliography and ten full-page illustrations.

Some verbal alterations were then made in the rules, with the view of making it clearer that the issues of the Society are intended only for the use of its members, and not for those who hold aloof from it, and of defining the terms on which libraries and public institutions can be admitted to membership.

The officers of the society, and the members of the Council, with the addition of Mr. F. Jenkinson, were then re-elected, and the proceedings came to a close.