The annual meeting of the above Society No. 1, Yuen Ming Yuan Roat on 'Thesday evening the 24h inst, the President Mr. A. "in the chair, 'The report of the Coun the Janurey 2nd, LADI, the dots of the founda tion of the S-rity, to April 20ch, 192, was read by the Presiden', It showed that Society entered upon its exist roll nf $5 members.
Pwo members had tie Tand three resigned on account of leavin: Shanghai. Ton new members had been e'ected and there were G candid-tes for election on the be rks, Phe membership roll might therefore be considered to stand at 96, with 2 students, me meetings had been belt for the purpose of discussing papers read by members.
Visits had been bril to the Engines and Shipbuilding Works -f Messrs, Farnham, Boyd &Co., La, and to the Kiangnan Arsenal, The Couns Til had decided ty discontinue the issue of atate papers in pamphlet form and ould in future pabiish the whole in one volume at end of the session.
Acknowledgement was mule of the gift to the Library of some 6) v-lumes by ths last President, Mr. G. James Morris in, Th: launce sheet showed an income of $1,938.79 expenditure $1,414.95 ving a balinee at the bank of $523.84, ks of the Society were due tu Mr. A. EL he accounts, Ta moving the adoption of the report ad accounts Mr. Wood ssid that at one time many people were dubious as 10 the of the Sosiety, but he ight congratulate them. solves that it was now on a fitin basis, and that with increased attendance at the meetings ant free speech a great deal of very useful work might he done.
Br. T, Bunt seconded and the vesolution was passed unanimously.
Phe fo lowing were elected to form the Council for the ensuing year, President, Mr. A. P. Wood.
Vice-Presidents, Messrs. 'T, Bunt, Mayne, J. R. Twentyaman.
Members of Council, sors, W. J. B.
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