There have been four ordinary meetings of the Council during the year, at which the average attendance has been 8. As in previous years, the meetings have been held at the rooms of the Royal Society, and the Council has again to express its thanks for the courtesy thus extended.

The Council has to record with regret the death of Professor G. J. Allman, F.R.S., who has been one of the Vice-Presidents of the Association since its foundation in 1884.