Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The Council has received and accepted reports from the Secre tary, Treasurer, and Editorial Committee. The Secretary reports that he has on his books the names of 8 Life Members and 442 Annual Members, while, either directly or through the publishers, sixty libraries are subscribers to the publica tions of the Society.