Jan.9] PROCEEDINGS. [1394
to the Members who possess duplicatecopiesof booksthat we must look
for the extension of the Library.
TheauditedStatementannexedshowsthatthe funds availablefor
the year 1893 havebeen,£840 lit. yi., and the expenditure in the
like period £699ids. 2d. Thebalancecarriedforwardfrom 1892 was
.£38 6s. od., and that from the year just completed £140 1 $s. id. Having
already referredto the great expense of printing our publications, it
surelyoughtto be unnecessary for me to point out the necessity for the
Membersliberallycontributingtowardsthe requirements whichI have
endeavouredto explain above.
W. Harry Rylands,
Secretary.The thanks of the Societywere voted to the President, the
Secretary,andOfficersof the Society for their efforts in behalf of
the Society. Thebestthanks being dueto the Secretary for the
manner in which he supervised the affairs of the Society, andthe
timeandtroublehe freely gaveto further its interests.
It was then proposedby Mr. Christy, andsecondedby Mr. J.
Offord andcarried,that the Secretary's Report,withthe statement
of receipts and expenditure annexedto it, be received and accepted.or